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Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
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New York City
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First Lady of the world
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Keep us at tasks too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength.
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what we need in the world is manners ... I think that if, instead of preaching brotherly love, we preached good manners, we might get a little further. It sounds less righteous and more practical.
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Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.
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Poverty is an expensive luxury. We cannot afford it.
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Franklin [D. Roosevelt] had a good way of simplifying things. He made people feel that he had a real understanding of things and they felt they had about the same understanding.
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the term 'young adults' which is so often used today seems to me a misnomer, and one which, if taken seriously, may lead the adolescent into misunderstanding as to his nature and his role in life. 'Young he is 'adult' he is not.
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A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.
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The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
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People can only make you inferior with your consent.
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Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.
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The leisure class is one in which individuals have sufficient economic security and sufficient leisure to find opportunity for a variety of satisfactions in life.
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We don't become heroes overnight. - One step at a time, eventually discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
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A candle can bring light to a dungeon but it can also be used to light a deadly marijuana cigarette.
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A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
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It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
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No human being can ever 'own' another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood.
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