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


Teddy Roosevelt

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The only man who never makes a mistake is the one one who never does anything
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There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
A trait no other nation seems to possess in quite the same degree that we do -- namely, a feeling of...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Do what you feel in your heart to be right. You'll be criticized anyway.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to do, a...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Don't foul, don't flinch. Hit the line hard.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. O...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear ...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
I think I have a good deal of my Uncle Theodore in me, because I could not, at any age, be content t...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Understanding is a two-way street.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Our fight is a fundamental fight against both of the old corrupt party machines, for both are under ...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
If this country is really to go forward along the path of social and economic justice, there must be...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Far-seeing patriots should turn scornfully from men who seek power on a platform which with exquisit...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Do one thing every day that scares you.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say
yes.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else ...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the descrip...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when d...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best yo...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, t...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, exci...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really l...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generousl...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and witho...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear ...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be be...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be sup...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! W...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness!
Eleanore Roosevelt
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Up to a certain point it is good for us to know that there are people in the world who will give us ...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure full...
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT