“It is 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 short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; 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, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“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.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919