Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much.
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Theodore RooseveltThe Strenuous Life (1899)
About Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. President, conservationist, soldier and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (1858-1919)
More from Theodore Roosevelt
- It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.Citizenship in a Republic, speech at the Sorbonne (1910)
- Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.Labor Day address, Syracuse, New York (1903)
- Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.Address at the Prize Day Exercises at Groton School (1904)
- The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.As quoted by Jacob A. Riis in Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen (1904)
- I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.Address in Des Moines, Iowa (1910)
- It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.Speech in Berkeley, California (1911)
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- Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.William James
- Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.Bertrand Russell
- Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.Steve Jobs
- We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.Warren Buffett
- All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.Walt Disney
- Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised.Walt Disney
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