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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Success
Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt - Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Funny, Life
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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
Inspirational, Motivational, Change
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Change, Positive
Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”, p.2, Courier Corporation

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Relationship, Leadership
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.75, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Theodore Roosevelt
Love, Inspirational, Wisdom
Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “Letters: The days of Armageddon, 1909-1914”

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt
Love, Inspirational, Life
Speech to Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., 10 Apr. 1899 See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 18

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

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
"A Square Deal". Theodore Roosevelt's speech to farmers at the New York State Agricultural Association in Syracuse, New York, September 7, 1903.

Honesty first; then courage; then brains - and all are indispensable.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Honesty, Brain

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Relationship, Success
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Patriotic, Thoughtful
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.28, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Achievement

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Heart, Joy

Courage is not having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don't have the strength. Industry and determination can do anything that genius and advantage can do and many things that they cannot.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Encouraging

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

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Change, Positive
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.7, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Inspiring, Moving On
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

I do. That is character!

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Character

To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Nature, Children
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.30, Taylor Trade Publications

It's not having been in the Dark House, but having left it that counts.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Dark
Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “1914-1919”

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Work, Men
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.17, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Wisdom, Self
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom
Theodore Roosevelt (2005). “Fear God and Take Your Own Part”, p.54, Cosimo, Inc.

Then get busy and find out how to do it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Entrepreneur, Job Opportunities
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.