Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I believe not in brilliancy, not in genius, I believe in the ordinary, humdrum, work-a-day virtues that make a man a good man in his family,...

It does not make any difference what work the man is doing if he does it well.

If the man is a slack, shiftless creature I wish we could get rid of him.

To take advantage of the greatest opportunities you must have the men.