F. D. Roosevelt Quotes
The little owls call to each other with tremulous, quavering voices throughout the livelong night, as they sit in the creaking trees.
Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shrink neither.
Much of the discussion about socialism and individualism is entirely pointless, because of failure to agree on terminology.
It is a bad thing for a nation to raise and to admire a false standard of success; and there can be no falser standard than that set by the deification of material well-being in and for itself.
Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.
Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.
It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head.
He (William Howard Taft) had little patience with the unconscious arrogance of conscious wealth and financial success.
To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for.
People will love him (Theodore Roosevelt) for the enemies he has made.
Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.
Most of the work that's done in the world gets done by people who weren't feeling all that well at the time that they did it.
Curiously enough, it is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do.
If we do not pay for children in good schools, then we are going to pay for them in prisons and mental hospitals.
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable.
It is curious how much more interest can be evoked by a mixture of gossip, romance and mystery than by facts.
Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.
the fundamental right of freedom of thought and expression is essential. If you curtail what the other fellow says and does, you curtail what you yourself may say and do.
To some of us, hunger was more academic than real, but we must try to develop the ability to feel the urgency of such a situation.
There is a desire for progress in the hearts of all men, and it is the sense of frustration and inability to move forward that brings violent revolution.
One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.
...no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is.
The people who came to New England, came for freedom of religion. The problem is, freedom of religion to them meant freedom for only their religion
Once your children are grown up and have children of their own, the problems are theirs and the less the older generation interferes the better.
If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter.
... any citizen should be willing to give all that he has to give his country in work or sacrifice in times of crisis.
I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues in this campaign. In my opinion it is the most direct and effective contribution that Government can make to business.
The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.
There is no group in America that can withstand the force of an aroused public opinion.
The world order which we seek is the co-operation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society.
For three long years I have been going up and down this country preaching that government . . . costs too much. I shall not stop that preaching.
We do not see faith, hope, and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting the fight for freedom in a modern civilization.
We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom of religious worship and freedom of education.
