“We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“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.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“I am simply unable to understand the value placed by so many people upon great wealth.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free community.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause.”
— Theodore Roosevelt