Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Don't give up, courage is my conviction.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

Soul of fibre and heart of oak.

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.

Our blood don't run. Sometimes we want to. Sometimes we ought to. But we don't ever run from anyone or anything.

I aint dead, I aint done, I ain't scared, I aint run, no matter what, no matter what, Still I stand

The only saint is that soul that never weakens, faces everything, and determines to die game.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.

Leadership requires a non-stop demand of fortitude from Day 1 to the end.

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do.

Character, courage, industry and perseverance are the four pillars on which the whole edifice of human life can be built and failure is a word unknown to me.

There is only one sin and it is: weakness. When I was a boy, I read Milton's Paradise Lost. The only good man I had any respect for was Satan. The only saint is that person who never weakens, faces everything, and determines die game.

You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.

He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.

The harder the world, the fiercer the honour.

I like to avoid concessions to faint-heartedness. One can never tell where that road may lead one; one gives way first in words, and then little by little in substance too.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Yield not thy neck To fortunes yoke, but let thy dauntless mind Still ride in triumph over all mischance.

Faith supplies staying power. Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you