Theodore Roosevelt
Birthday: 27 October 1858, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Height: 178 cm
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City, New York, USA as Theodore Roosevelt Jr. He was a writer and producer, known for Theodore Roosevelt (1898), Governor Roosevelt and Staf ...Show More
A stream cannot rise larger than its source.
A stream cannot rise larger than its source.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't Show more
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line hard. Hide
[regretting his announcement that he would not run for a third term] I would gladly cut off my right Show more
[regretting his announcement that he would not run for a third term] I would gladly cut off my right hand if I could recant that statement. Hide
It is hard to fail. But it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
It is hard to fail. But it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
square deal for every man; that is the only safe motto for the United States.
square deal for every man; that is the only safe motto for the United States.
Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight. - Vic Show more
Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight. - Vice-President Thomas Marshall. Hide
[upon seeing a large section of forest that had been clearcut for lumber] I hope the son-of-a-bitch Show more
[upon seeing a large section of forest that had been clearcut for lumber] I hope the son-of-a-bitch responsible for this burns in Hell! Hide
[when his wife and mother died on the same day] The light has gone out of my life.
[when his wife and mother died on the same day] The light has gone out of my life.
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience.
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience.
[announcing his intention to run for President again in 1912] My hat is in the ring. The fight is on Show more
[announcing his intention to run for President again in 1912] My hat is in the ring. The fight is on and I am stripped to the buff. Hide
When they call the roll in the Senate,, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Show more
When they call the roll in the Senate,, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty'. Hide
[his last words] May you always know how much I love Sagamore Hill.
[his last words] May you always know how much I love Sagamore Hill.
The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.
The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
[regarding the Badlands of North Dakota] They look like [Edgar Allan Poe] sounds.
[regarding the Badlands of North Dakota] They look like [Edgar Allan Poe] sounds.
No other President ever enjoyed the presidency as I did.
No other President ever enjoyed the presidency as I did.
It's not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the Show more
It's not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes up short again and again... who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. Hide
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the preside Show more
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Hide
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. The one absolutely certain way of bring Show more
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities. Hide
The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other Show more
The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife. Hide
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (22)
Theodore Roosevelt'S roles
Theodore Roosevelt
