 Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor...  THE AMERICANISM OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT - Page 237by HERMANN HAGEDORN - 1923Full view - About this book
 | Kate Lister, Tom Harnish - 1995 - 274 pages
...to find it, you need to know how to ask for it, and you need to have the stamina to go the distance. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight... | |
 | Fred Beckey - 1996 - 300 pages
...Fury via the 3000-foot buttress of steep rock and knife-edged ice that 128 The Battle for Hozomeen Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered -with failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because... | |
 | Joni Eareckson Tada - 1998 - 424 pages
...errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcomings. . . . Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight... | |
 | John Mason - 1999 - 220 pages
...not how far you fall but how high you bounce that makes all the difference. Theodore Roosevelt said, "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the great... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pages
...untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no history. Thrice happy is the nation that has a glorious history. Far better it is to dare mighty...because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. If in 1861 the men who loved the Union had believed that peace was the... | |
 | J. D. Kroft - 2000 - 310 pages
...perseverance, stick-toitiveness and unflagging courage are essential qualities. —BCForfes It is better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to join those who neither enjoy much or suffer much—because they live in the gray twilight that know... | |
 | Darrow L. Miller, Stan Guthrie - 2001 - 324 pages
...Christ and His kingdom? Are we prepared to try, win or lose? Hear the bracing words of Teddy Roosevelt: Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.14 It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the... | |
 | Graham Hand - 2001 - 328 pages
...John O'Neill copied a quote from Theodore Roosevelt to members of the Executive Committee. It said, 'Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.' Wonderful... | |
 | Jamal K. Al-Dabal - 2001 - 119 pages
...Conclusions "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits...enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twighlight that knows not victory nor defeat." (Theodore Roosevelt) There is always a challenge... | |
 | Jack Allsup - 2002 - 250 pages
...looked forward to their next adventure, the big one. Everest. Chapter 15 Mt. Everest, Asia 1986-1987 Far better it is to dare mighty things; to win glorious...enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt April 10, 1899 The Seven Summits... | |
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