“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Does that get your heart pumping? Does mine. Now go spend yourself in a worthy cause!
You did a great job on this one, as always. I love some of Teddy’s philosophies. Did you know he was sickly as a child and studied a lot as a result of the time he spent recovering?
Nice quote, Melissa. If they haven’t used this as the rallying speech in some epic movie they surely will.
And thanks for mentioning me, btw – it made me 🙂
Hi Melissa, Thanks for following me on Pinterest! I still get confused about how to use Pinterest, though. Just not very good at it at this point. Guess it can only get better from here.
I’ve been on Pinterest for a while. It’s addicting. Just browse the pins of those you follow or search by category. When you see something you like, pin it to your own board. You’ll pick it up pretty quickly. I saw advice on making a board for your book(s) that I recently implemented. Just pin images that remind you of your book. You can keep it hidden while pinning images (people who resemble your characters, settings, etc.). When you are ready to make it public, direct your readers to it and they will get a visual of your book!
the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
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Wow. This is perfect, thank you.
You’re welcome 🙂
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This is perfect.
You did a great job on this one, as always. I love some of Teddy’s philosophies. Did you know he was sickly as a child and studied a lot as a result of the time he spent recovering?
Nice quote, Melissa. If they haven’t used this as the rallying speech in some epic movie they surely will.
And thanks for mentioning me, btw – it made me 🙂
Totally agree. So powerful! And you’re very welcome 🙂
Hi Melissa, Thanks for following me on Pinterest! I still get confused about how to use Pinterest, though. Just not very good at it at this point. Guess it can only get better from here.
I’ve been on Pinterest for a while. It’s addicting. Just browse the pins of those you follow or search by category. When you see something you like, pin it to your own board. You’ll pick it up pretty quickly. I saw advice on making a board for your book(s) that I recently implemented. Just pin images that remind you of your book. You can keep it hidden while pinning images (people who resemble your characters, settings, etc.). When you are ready to make it public, direct your readers to it and they will get a visual of your book!
Almost makes you want to go in a ring somewhere and get gritty and sweaty. Well almost. Great quote. Thanks
I agree, very inspirational!
Wow