Theodore Roosevelt Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.”

“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.”

“The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.”

“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”

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

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

“Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.”

“No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.”

“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.”

“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.”