Eleven Great Success Quotes from Theodore Roosevelt

Almost one hundred years after he last exited the American political stage, few men continue to capture the American imagination like Theodore Roosevelt. Lauded by both sides of the political spectrum, his unique perspectives on American life rival those of Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin.

In addition to being President, Roosevelt led a colorful life that included cowpuncher, businessman, prolific author and father. During the Spanish American War, he helped to command the "Rough Riders" Cavalry Regiment and returned home a war hero. As President, he helped build the Panama Canal.

Though Theodore Roosevelt had many ups and downs, one thing becomes clear in a study of his writings and speeches--his unabridged optimism.

Here are, in my opinion, are eleven of the best success and motivational quotes from Theodore Roosevelt. They are as true today as when they were said and written almost a century ago.

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"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."

"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."

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering."

"It is always better to be an original than an imitation."

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

"Success, the real success, does not depend upon the position you hold but upon how you carry yourself in that position."

"All the resources we need are in the mind."

"Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."