In life, as in a foot-ball game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line hard!

Theodore Roosevelt

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Going for it

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The American Boy." St. Nicholas Magazine, May 1900.

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George Bernard Shaw
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did.

T. E. Lawrence

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom

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Dreamers Going for it

Author

T. E. Lawrence
Source
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Lawrence, T. E. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1926, introductory chapter.