Poverty is a bitter thing; but it is not as bitter as the existence of restless vacuity and physical, moral, and intellectual flabbiness, to which those doom themselves who elect to spend all their years in that vainest of all vain pursuits-the pursuit of mere pleasure as a sufficient end in itself.
Theodore RooseveltA small politician, of low capacity and mean surroundings, proud to act as the servile tool of men worse than himself but also stronger and abler.
Theodore RooseveltIn a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.
Theodore RooseveltWe will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property.
Theodore Roosevelt