Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"It is the first time I ever was in your great and beautiful State; and but a few hours ago I saw for the first time the greatest of all the oceans."

"Our aim must be by laws promotive of irrigation, by laws securing the wise use in perpetuity of the forests, by laws shaped in every way to promote the permanent interests of the country."

"Our aim must be to hand over to our children not an impoverished but an improved heritage."

"I am not surprised at it, because the last two days in California have taught me not to be surprised at anything."