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    “I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

    We have no room for sour-faced folk.

      We have no room for sour-faced folk.

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      “There are two things that I want you to make up your minds to: first, that you are going to have a good time as long as you live – I have no use for the sour-faced man – and next, that you are going to do something worthwhile, that you are going to work hard and do the things you set out to do.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

        “There are good men and bad men of all nationalities, creeds and colors; and if this world of ours is ever to become what we hope some day it may become, it must be by the general recognition that the man’s heart and soul, the man’s worth and actions, determine his standing.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

          “Criticism is necessary and useful; it is often indispensable; but it can never take the place of action, or be even a poor substitute for it. The function of the mere critic is of very subordinate usefulness. It is the doer of deeds who actually counts in the battle for life, and not the man who looks on and says how the fight ought to be fought, without himself sharing the stress and the danger.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

            “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

              “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                “It is not the critic who counts;
                not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
                The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
                whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
                who strives valiantly;
                who errs and comes short again and again;
                who knows great enthusiasms,
                the great devotions;
                who spends himself in a worthy cause;
                who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
                and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly
                so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                  “Let us remember that, much has been given to us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                    “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                      “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in that gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt