"I have always been fond of the old saying, 'Look before you leap,' but I have a still greater liking for 'Leap before you look.'"

"We must dare to be great."

"I have a perfect horror of the man who is always saying, 'I wish I had done so and so.'"

"I don't go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every ten are."

"I believe in the Square Deal. I believe in fair play. I believe in a square deal for every man, big or small, rich or poor, white or black."