#get

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#altogether #behooves #critic #does #end

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#become #get #intended #man #moment

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#get #great #had #his #known

In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought. ↗

— Elihu Root

#always #another #country #desire #first

Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. ↗

— Elihu Root

#get #lincoln #men #ought #out

When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I'm also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than Cobb. ↗

— Pete Rose

#bats #cobb #get #greater #hits

We live in a world where the laws are getting so tight that management has changed to micro-management to quantum-management to paralysis. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#getting #laws #live #management #paralysis

TV is the place for writers to live. This is where you have creative control and you're constantly writing. 'Twilight' had almost a TV schedule to it. I was constantly working on these projects. There was not a whole lot of lull but I've gone onto other feature projects that's like, 'Okay, I'll get back to you on notes.' ↗

— Melissa Rosenberg

#back #constantly #control #creative #creative control

This is my sixth series, and I'm burned out wondering if a show is going to change my life. Don't get me wrong, I love when people recognize my work. But I've given up worrying about whether it'll be seen by two people or two million or 22 million. ↗

— Charlotte Ross

#burned #change #get #given #going

Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad. ↗

— Christina Rossetti

#better #far #forget #remember #sad