Entries Tagged as 'Theodore Roosevelt'

It’s not the Critic Who Counts

October 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out
how the strong (wo)man stumbles
or where the doer of deeds
could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the (wo)man
who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred
by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly,
who errs and comes short again and again.

Because there is […]

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