Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was known for his energy, courage, and resilience. A war hero, author, explorer, and reformer, Roosevelt lived a life full of action and purpose.

He overcame serious health challenges in childhood and later became one of the most influential and proactive leaders in American history. He believed in personal responsibility, grit, and making the most of every opportunity — no matter how small it seemed at the time.

Roosevelt didn’t just say bold words. He lived them.

"It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready."

"The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be."

"No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause."

"Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground."

"The existence of any method, standard, custom or practice is no reason for its continuance when a better is offered."

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

"I care not what others think of what I do but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!"

"The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books"

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

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