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I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
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...no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is.
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I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.
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I never waste time looking back.
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Happiness is not a goal it is a by-product.
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I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I will always feel that way no matter how old I am.
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If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being.
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