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, a good neighbor, a good man to deal with in business, a goo..."

"I do not care whether a man is a banker or a bricklayer; if he is a good banker or a good bricklayer he is a good citizen."

"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."