Teddy Roosevelt: “Nothing worth having comes to those who do not or are not willing to…”

On the recordAugust 11, 1904

Nothing worth having comes to those who do not or are not willing to make an effort to get it.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at a Reception Given by President Roosevelt to Porto Rico School Teachers at the White House

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Nothing worth having comes to those who do not or are not willing to make an effort to get it.”