"I have been President of the United States. I have been a colonel of a regiment. I have been a police commissioner of New York. I have been a cattle ranchman. I have been a hunter of big game. I have …"

"The American people are not to be pitied for the fact that they have to fight for their rights."

"There were all kinds of things I was afraid of at first, ranging from grizzly bears to 'mean' horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid."

"The proper time to do a thing is when it has to be done, and the proper way to do it is to do it right."

"Unless we are willing to fight for our ideals, we shall lose them."