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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
Theodore Rooseveltverified·Citizenship in a Republic, in African and European Addresses·April 23, 1910
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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 shortcoming
Theodore Rooseveltverified·Citizenship in a Republic, in African and European Addresses·April 23, 1910
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Let us strive hardily for success even if by so doing we risk failure, spurning the poorer souls of small endeavor who know neither failure nor success.
Theodore Rooseveltverified·Biological Analogies in History, in African and European Addresses·June 7, 1910