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Theodore Roosevelt

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt

Failure

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Theodore Roosevelt is saying it is more valuable to take bold risks and experience both great successes and failures than to live cautiously without strong feelings or achievements. He contrasts a life of meaningful struggle and excitement with a dull existence that avoids both the highs and lows of real effort.

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