Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
Theodore RooseveltRead
I feel as fit as a bull moose.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a feeling of vitality and strength.
The phrase 'I feel as fit as a bull moose' reflects Theodore Roosevelt's robust health and exuberance for life, symbolizing vigor and resilience. It implies an energetic and active state, often associated with being in peak physical and mental condition, encouraging others to embrace their strength and vitality.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire fitness enthusiasts.
Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don't know anything outside their own business.
No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Conservation means development as much as it does protection._x000D_ _x000D_ A man's usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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 at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity!
You had to be strong in the head... training, training and training. That is the only way, even if you have big talent.
Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.
Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.
But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home that's no excuse ... Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.
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