"You, the sons of the pioneers, if..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made theirs. They sought for true success, and therefore they did not seek ease. They knew that success comes only to those who lead the life of endeavor
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“Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”
“The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.”
“I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about the next thousand steps.”
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“What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.”
“We see men who have accumulated great fortunes, but we often recognize only their triumph, overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to surmount before arriving.”
“Make your vocation your vacation. That is the secret to success.”
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“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”
“Give your best to the challenges. And what you get will be even better.”
“He was by no means opposed to hard labour on principle, for he would work away at a cricket-match by the day together, - running, and catching, and batting, and bowling, and revelling in toil which would exhaust a galley-slave.”