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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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I have never believed that war settled anything satisfactorily, but I am not entirely sure that some times there are certain situations in the world such as we have in actuality when a country is worse off when it does not go to war for its principles than if it went to war.
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The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.
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You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.
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I think the thing we must look for actually is a growth in our people and in whoever comes in a quality of courage to tell our people just what world conditions are.
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The constant pressure to bring about conformity is a dangerous thing.
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I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
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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.
Eleanor Roosevelt
it is always easier to do nothing than to try a new line of action.
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I have complete faith in the American people's ability if they know and if they have leadership.
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If everything was in your favor, if you did not have to surmount any great mountains, then you have nothing to be proud of. But if you feel that you have special difficulties, then you must indeed be proud of your achievement.
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It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head.
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No one from the beginning of time has had security.
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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.
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Nobody else is going to do the things which are yours to be done in the world.
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You do the things that need to be done according to priority.
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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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it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.
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We need our radicals.
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Once your children are grown up and have children of their own, the problems are theirs and the less the older generation interferes the better.
Eleanor Roosevelt
