“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” Theodore Roosevelt (1858 to 1919) Theodore Roosevelt, bynames Teddy Roosevelt and TR, was the 26th president of the United States (1901-1909) and… Read More
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” Theodore Roosevelt (1858 to 1919) Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September… Read More
“No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.” Theodore Roosevelt (1858 to 1919) The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of… Read More
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how long the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;… Read More
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt (1858 to 1919) Speech before the Hamilton Club,… Read More
By James M. Strock, a lawyer and the author of Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership (Random House): [Roosevelt] was . . . the greatest executive of his generation. –– Gifford Pinchot “The leader must understand that he leads us, that he guides us, by convincing us so that we will follow him or follow his direction.… Read More
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