Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. – Theodore Roosevelt

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The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. – Theodore Roosevelt

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All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. – Thomas J. Watson

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Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves they therefore remain bound. – James Allen

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Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail. – Carroll OConnor

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In man thought and will prevail, and a desire for liberty and honor. He must act and work, toil and labor, and can preserve his dignity and standing in the world only by acting from principles and clear comprehensions. – Frederick A. Rauch, “Of Man,” Psychology; or, A View of the Human Soul: Includin

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