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How To Make Your Life Count

March 26th, 2007 by 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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10 Responses to “How To Make Your Life Count”

  1. on 26 Mar 2007 at 4:06 pm1 Kare Anderson

    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. on 26 Mar 2007 at 8:22 pm2 Manchild

    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. on 27 Mar 2007 at 1:56 pm3 Slim

    An inspiring quote. Roosevelt’s version of “Get rich or die trying” LOL!

  4. on 27 Mar 2007 at 2:07 pm4 Manchild

    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. on 28 Mar 2007 at 1:31 am5 notfearingchange

    Love the quote! I will be by again…and thanks for the encouragement on my blog. Cheers

  6. on 28 Mar 2007 at 12:38 pm6 Keith

    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. on 29 Mar 2007 at 4:02 am7 Manchild

    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. on 29 Mar 2007 at 4:12 am8 Manchild

    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. on 30 Mar 2007 at 7:05 pm9 Shane

    Yes we need positive forces to move our emotion to achieve what we need to achieve in life.

    Shane

  10. on 02 Apr 2007 at 7:16 pm10 Manchild

    Hello Shane,

    I hope you you’ve been encouraged to believe that you can achieve great things with God’s help.