Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.

I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.

A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.

It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

What you are will show in what you do.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life.

Saying is one thing and doing is another.

People have to render judgment. In my case, I've said upfront openly, I've made mistakes at times. I've had to go to God for forgiveness. I've had to seek reconciliation. But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I'm a person they can trust.

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

Whether someone signs something is not what's important. It's what they do and how they do it that matters.

Integrity is doing what you said you would do. It means you keep your promises.

When it's all over, you're remembered for what you did, not what you said you were going to do.

Speeches pass away, but acts remain.

A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.

We shall be judged by what we do, not by how we felt while we were doing it.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

Virtue must shape itself in deed.

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.