Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. – Theodore Roosevelt
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering. – Theodore Roosevelt

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. – Theodore Roosevelt
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering. – Theodore Roosevelt
I dont pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being. – Theodore Roosevelt
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. – Theodore Roosevelt
I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didnt think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine. – Hugh Laurie