Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Thrice fortunate are you to whom it is given to lead lives of resolute endeavor for the achievement of lofty ideals.

Remarks Before the National Educational Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey

07/06/1905

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

I am very glad to have the pleasure of seeing you and saying a word of greeting to you.

I am delighted to be in this great and beautiful State today,

Teach them not to shirk difficulties; but to overcome them.

I am glad to see you all—the men, the women, and the children.