Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal in my life, and I have known sorrow too bitter and joy too keen to allow me to become either cast down or elated for more than a very brief period over any success or defeat.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterward.

— Theodore Roosevelt

As regards the extraordinary prizes, the element of luck is the determining factor.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

— Theodore Roosevelt