1,051 Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.