About Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President, conservationist, soldier and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (1858-1919)

See all 10 Theodore Roosevelt quotes

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 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.The Strenuous Life (1899)
• 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)
• 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)

More quotes on mindset

• Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.Frida Kahlo
• There's great value in being able to step back and laugh at yourself, at life and at attitudes. Laughter helps you put everything into perspective.Jim Henson
• Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.Zig Ziglar
• Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.Zig Ziglar
• Others can stop you temporarily. You are the only one who can do it permanently.Zig Ziglar
• The world's most deadly disease is 'hardening of the attitudes.'Zig Ziglar

All mindset quotes