Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. – Theodore Roosevelt
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. – Theodore Roosevelt
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats. – Theodore Roosevelt
Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement. – Theodore Roosevelt