Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

—Theodore Roosevelt

About Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party and the 25th vice president, he assumed the presidency after President William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt was the youngest person to...

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Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

—Theodore Roosevelt

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Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

—Theodore Roosevelt

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

—Theodore Roosevelt

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.

—Theodore Roosevelt

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.

—Theodore Roosevelt

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