„The only safe rule is to promise little, and faithfully to keep every promise; to “speak softly and carry a big stick.”“

— Theodore Roosevelt
„Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.“
— Theodore Roosevelt
„A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb: "Speak softly and carry a big stick—you will go far." If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble; and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power.“
— Theodore Roosevelt
„Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.“
— Banksy
„Our government shouldn’t make promises we cannot keep — but we must keep the promises we’ve already made.“
— Barack Obama