How To Make Your Life Count
March 26th, 2007 at 05:41am Manchild
The following is from the April 23, 1910 speech, “Citizenship In A Republic,” given by Theodore Roosevelt while in Paris.
“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, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually try to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; 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, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt
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1. Kare Anderson | March 26th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
That is one of my favorite quotes - setting the bar high, too, eh? Your site is a source of inspiration. Quite disparate sources you seek out too.
Thank you
2. Manchild | March 26th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Hello Kare,
I’m glad you enjoyed your visit. If one is going to dream, why not dream big? How exciting it will be when our biggest dreams come true.
Thank you for the gift of your time. Peace.
3. Slim | March 27th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
An inspiring quote. Roosevelt’s version of “Get rich or die trying” LOL!
4. Manchild | March 27th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Welcome back Slim,
So true! I never thought about the similarity in their philosophies. I was surprised by his acting abilities.
Thank you for stopping by again.
Peace.
5. notfearingchange | March 28th, 2007 at 1:31 am
Love the quote! I will be by again…and thanks for the encouragement on my blog. Cheers
6. Keith | March 28th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
This is the kind of quote I need to print out and hang on my wall in HUGE LETTERS. It’s so important for people to understand that so much of the victory is in the effort itself, not just the gold medal. It’s so important to at least TRY.
Take care, and keep up the good work. Also plan to put this site in my blogroll.
7. Manchild | March 29th, 2007 at 4:02 am
Hello notfearingchange,
I’m glad you loved the quote. I meant what I said about making women feel safe and secure around real men. Imagine how happy we’d all be when that dream comes true.
8. Manchild | March 29th, 2007 at 4:12 am
Hello Keith,
There have been many days when I didn’t feel like getting up and showing up. But something inside refuses to let me not try. Have you ever read, “I Can’t Accept Not Trying,” by Michael Jordan?
I’m honored that you value what you’ve found here enough to add me to your blogroll. That’s major. Your comments have inspired me to keep pushing past the pain we all must endure until we can birth our big dreams.
Thank you
9. Shane | March 30th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Yes we need positive forces to move our emotion to achieve what we need to achieve in life.
Shane
10. Manchild | April 2nd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Hello Shane,
I hope you you’ve been encouraged to believe that you can achieve great things with God’s help.
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