Joined: July 2003 Posts: 3111
Location: Nashville TN. | some of my favorite teddisms
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
...Believe you can and you're halfway there.
I am a part of everything that I have read.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Theodore Roosevelt
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty."
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
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