 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 not victory nor defeat.  Public Papers of Governor - Page 291by New York (State). Governor - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Brooke A. Masters - 2006 - 392 pages
...with a warning about the difficulties ahead and a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: "Far better is it 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 a gray twilight... | |
 | Larry Chang - 2006 - 826 pages
...idea that isn't risky is hardly worth calling an idea. ~ Oscar Wilde, 1856-1900 ~ Far better is it 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 a gray twilight... | |
 | Stephen Blake Mettee - 2007 - 444 pages
...advice for you. In a rousing speech Roosevelt gave before Chicago's Hamilton Club in 1890, he said, "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." If you find yourself shoulder to shoulder with Roosevelt's "poor spirits,"... | |
 | J. Carl Newell - 2007 - 197 pages
...bull when you are scared is nothing. But to fight a bull when you are scared is something. — Unknown Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States He who... | |
 | James J. Duderstadt - 2009 - 421 pages
...criticized for being too visionary, perhaps too far ahead of the faculty. But as Theodore Roosevelt stated, "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."6 My presidential leadership style proved capable... | |
 | Stan Welli - 2007 - 392 pages
...without realizing it, they followed the counsel of a man who would become our twenty-sixth president. "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, became they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt, April... | |
 | Avil Beckford - 2007 - 233 pages
...make it work, I severed the relationships without giving them the chance. -FAVOURITE QUOTE- I like "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy or suffer much because, they live in the gray twilight that knows not neither victory nor defeat" by... | |
 | John Morgan, Steve Johnson - 2007 - 214 pages
...dreams if you will do the right things. Chapter 12 The Formula for Success: How to Live Your Dreams "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... | |
 | Cal Ripken, Jr. - 2007 - 286 pages
...a major league ballplayer, I carried in my briefcase an inspirational quote by Theodore Roosevelt: Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious...triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank ii'ith those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray... | |
 | Kala Ambrose - 2007 - 150 pages
...dramatic fashion for the good! 66 Chapter Six Lesson Five: We Are Greater Than We Remember Ourselves To Be "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... | |
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