30 Inspiring Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. also known as Teddy Roosevelt or TR was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City. He was the 26th president of the United State from 1901 to 1909 that became the youngest man to assume the presidency after the death of President William McKinley. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating to end the Euro-Japanese War. Before Teddy became the president he first served as the 33rd governor and represented New York in the United State Senate, and became the 25th vice president.
Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
“We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Speech at Progressive Party Convention, Chicago (17 June 1912)
“The bulk of government is not legislation but administration.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The years of preparation, 1868-1900 (ed. 1951)
“I’m as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Letter to Mark Hannah (27 June 1900)
“I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century (ed. 2015)
“The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (ed. Taylor Trade Publications, 1998) – ISBN: 9780878339990
“We have room for but one loyalty, loyalty to the United States.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The great adventure; present-day studies in American nationalism,: (ed. Best Books on, 1919) – ISBN: 9781623769833
“I never keep boys waiting. It’s a hard trial for a boy to wait.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The life and meaning of Theodore Roosevelt (ed. 1919)
“I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Oyster Bay, NY, July 7, 1915
“Black care rarely sits behind the rider whose pace is fast enough.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, quoted in David McCullough, Truman [1992]
“My hat’s in the ring. The fight is on and I’m stripped to the buff.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (ed. Taylor Trade Publications, 1998) – ISBN: 9780878339990
“No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Speech at the Naval War College [June 2,1897]
“We have room in this country for but one flag, the Stars and Stripes!”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The great adventure; present-day studies in American nationalism,: (ed. Best Books on, 1919) – ISBN: 9781623769833
“The wolf is the arch type of ravin, the beast of waste and desolation.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches (ed. 1900)
“The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, As quoted by Jacob A. Riis in Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen (1904), chapter XVI A Young Men’s Hero
“To divide along the lines of section or caste or creed is un-American.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia (ed. 1941)
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Confession of Faith Speech, Progressive National Convention, Chicago, August 6, 1912
“Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, A Theodore Roosevelt round-up (ed. 1958)
“Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, San Francisco, CA, May 13, 1903
“For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know”
Quotes by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century (ed. 2015)
“We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The Roosevelt Policy (ed. 1908)
Wow, non big stick?
Hello 🙂
Yes, it would be a great one to include, we shall consider it in the updates – thanks Lynn !
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”