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"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones"

- Theodore Roosevelt

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This quote by Theodore Roosevelt speaks with the value of ambition and effort. It suggests that those who are willing to take on bigger difficulties and show their capability to prosper will be rewarded with bigger opportunities. It motivates individuals to strive for more and to never ever be pleased with their present level of success. It likewise indicates that those who are content with their current scenario will not be able to advance and will stay in the very same place. This quote is a tip that effort and dedication can cause higher success which those who want to take threats and push themselves will be rewarded. It is a pointer that success is not a given, but something that needs to be made.
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Theodore Roosevelt This quote is written / told by Theodore Roosevelt between October 27, 1858 and January 6, 1919. He was a famous President from USA. The author also have 70 other quotes.

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