Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
The 26th President of the United States, conservationist and apostle of the strenuous life. Roosevelt's Man in the Arena speech is one of the most shared passages on courage and daring greatly. Below are 15 of the most loved Theodore Roosevelt quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
Comparison is the thief of joy.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much.