Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. – Theodore Roosevelt
Far better is it 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 a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. – Theodore Roosevelt
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. – Theodore Roosevelt
Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement. – Theodore Roosevelt
To live with the conscious knowledge of the shadow of uncertainty, with the knowledge that disaster or tragedy could strike at any time; to be afraid and to know and acknowledge your fear, and still to live creatively and with unstinting love: that is to live with grace. – Peter Henry Abrahams