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Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'No.'

Douglas Brinkley

Kee: I want to call her Bazouka. Theodore Faron: Bazouka? Kee: You don't like it? Theodore Faron: I was getting used to Froley.

Children of Men

I have plenty of information now, but I can't get it into words. I'm afraid it's too big a task for me. I wonder if I will find everything in life too big for my abilities. Well, time will tell." Theodore Roosevelt, writing in naval history in his sp...

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

Theodore: What are you doing? Samantha: I'm just sitting here, looking at the world and writing a new piece of music. Theodore: Can I hear it? What's this one about? Samantha: Well, I was thinking, we don't really have any photographs of us. And I th...

Her

Catherine: So are you, um... are you seeing anybody? Theodore: Yeah, um, I've been seeing somebody for the last few months. Longest I've wanted to be with somebody since we split up. Catherine: Well, you seem really good. Theodore: Thanks. I, um... a...

Her

A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal.

Mornings on Horseback

He who licks his wounds cannot be affectionate

Of love and lust; on the psychoanalysis of romantic and sexual emotions; from the works of Theodor Reik

Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

It was not only that he was a great man, but, oh, there was such fun in being led by him.

The Lion's Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War

Kee: Froley. Theodore Faron: Froley. Kee: Name my baby Froley. Theodore Faron: It's the first baby in 18 years. You can't call it Froley. Kee: Says who?

Children of Men

Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service.

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

If my name were Theodore Tiffany, my goal in life would be to meet and marry a woman named Tiffany Theodore. I adore that idea.

99 Cents For Some Nonsense

When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.

Candice Millard

There is no more effective way to radicalize American Muslim youth than for political leaders to make public displays of prejudice against all Muslims. Suspicion will undermine their sense of identification with America and alienate some from both th...

Miroslav Volf

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

Thomas Fuller

One journalist complemented another that his article on a dispute, "had made both sides see themselves as they are.

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

She was never satisfied with anything less than perfection, but she was no grind. She was too interested in people.

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

He (William Howard Taft) had little patience with the unconscious arrogance of conscious wealth and financial success.

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth.

The Man In The Arena: Speeches and Essays by Theodore Roosevelt

The fear to love reaches sometimes the depth of a panic, resembles sometimes the fear to die.

Of love and lust; on the psychoanalysis of romantic and sexual emotions; from the works of Theodor Reik

John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt.

Douglas Brinkley