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Courage is exhilarating.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Feminist
Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Peace Activist
Politician
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
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First Lady of the world
Exhilarating
Courageous
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As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
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Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one.
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.
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No, I have never wanted to be a man. I have often wanted to be more effective as a woman, but I have never felt that trousers would do the trick!
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The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things.
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No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.
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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it.
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