Location = Home > Famous Quotes > Quotes By Theodore Roosevelt

Quotes By Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York on October 27, 1858, and was educated privately and at Harvard University. At the age of 23 he became a member of the New York State Legislature (parliament). From 1889 to 1895 he was the Civil Service Commissioner at Washington, and from 1895 to 1897, he was the New York City Police Commissioner. He was elected governor of New York in 1898.

In 1901 he became Vice President of The United States Of America. When President McKinley was shot by an assassin on September 6, 1901 and died on September 14, Theodore Roosevelt became the President. He was re-elected for a second term in 1904 with a large majority.

In 1906 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in negotiations which ended the Russo-Japanese war in 1905. In 1912 he was once again a candidate for the Presidency, but was defeated. He died at Oyster Bay, New York, on January 6, 1919.

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate, and while the debate goes on the canal does too.

I suppose I overdo it, but when I'm mad at a man I want to climb right up his chest.

The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character! - Theodore Roosevelt

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great. - Mark Twain

You can find more quotations like this one in the Mark Twain category.