Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

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Character Importance Influence Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

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

Absence Death Peace Suffering Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Balance Liberty Order Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Heart Vs Head Quality Strength Vs Weakness I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

Equality Law Obedience 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.

Reform Movements Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

Conflict Justice Peace Science War 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.

Governance Responsibility Unity The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

Delegation Leadership Trust 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.

Aspiration Focus Idealism Perseverance Pragmatism Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Capability Civic Responsibility Contribution Value 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.

Diligence Focus Work Ethic When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

Balance Creativity Humor 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.

Determination Effort Hard Work I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

Authenticity Character Integrity Self-Judgment Self Worth 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!

Ethics Expediency Integrity Principle No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

Government Law Material Condition Morality Policy It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

Duty Law Obedience Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.

Action Initiative Resourcefulness Responsibility Service Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Action Influence Thought Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Cause and Effect Consequence Effort Preparation Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Censorship Ethics Freedom of Speech Patriotism Suppression To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.

Character Courage Courtesy Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Possibility Self-Discipline With self-discipline most anything is possible.

Decency Ethics Morality Practicality The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Peace War Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

Ambition Overcoming Adversity Perseverance 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.

Achievement Effort Legacy Perseverance There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

Accountability Self Reflection Self-Responsibility If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.