"Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it." ― Theodore Roosevelt Topic(s): Work More From Theodore Roosevelt "Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage." "For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison." "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." More In Work "Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication."― Roger Staubach "I hope my music sets up the platform for me to be able to do lots of things – to have a cowboy-boot line, maybe, or do a perfume or makeup deal."― Miranda Lambert "I didn’t devote my life to acting. I give a lot to my work, but my life has always been more important."― Catherine Deneuve