Theodore Roosevelt

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice.

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

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.

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.

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

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

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.

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.