Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
CharacterInfluenceImportance Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
ConflictJusticeScienceWarPeace Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.
LeadershipDelegationTrust 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.
ContributionCapabilityCivic ResponsibilityValue The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.
EffortCouragePerseveranceImprovement It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
Self-JudgmentCharacterAuthenticitySelf-WorthIntegrity 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!
QualityHeart Vs HeadStrength Vs Weakness I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
Hard WorkEffortDetermination I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
LawEqualityObedience 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.
DeathAbsenceSufferingPeace Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.
AspirationIdealismPragmatismFocusPerseverance Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
CreativityBalanceHumor The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.
CensorshipFreedom Of SpeechSuppressionEthicsPatriotism To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
PerseveranceOvercoming AdversityAmbition The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.
Cause And EffectEffortPreparationConsequence Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
ActionThoughtInfluence Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
AchievementEffortLegacyPerseverance There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.
InitiativeResponsibilityResourcefulnessActionService Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Self-ResponsibilityAccountabilitySelf-Reflection If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
LawMaterial ConditionGovernmentPolicyMorality It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.
WarPeace Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
RiskCourageSacrificeDedicationValor 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.
Work Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
HonorSelf-RestraintIntegrityCourageStrategy Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
PatienceDiplomacyObservation I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.
Government PowerCorruptionTransparencySecrecy Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.
LoyaltyPatriotismFidelity The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.
DutyIntegrityDiligenceSacrifice 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.
ConfidenceInitiativeProblem SolvingLearning 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.
Patriotism We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Comfort vs. ChallengeLegacyEffortPerseveranceGrowth Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Living 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.
VotingResponsibilityCharacter A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Teamwork/LeadershipValue vs. CompensationManipulation/ControlExpectation vs. RealityCritique/Process 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.
LeadershipManagementInfluenceAuthority People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.