Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

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

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President Quotes
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American President Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 27, 1858
Date of Death:
January 6, 1919
Nationality:
American
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
Theodore Roosevelt

I am a part of everything that I have read.
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When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
Theodore Roosevelt

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius 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.
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Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
Theodore Roosevelt

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Theodore Roosevelt


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With self-discipline most anything is possible.