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It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.
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
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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Be flexible, but stick to your principles.
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Of course Mahatma Gandhi you might say did not have so much physical vigor but he certainly seemed to have extraordinary resistance, which perhaps is rather different from physical vigor.
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It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.
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The greatest tragedy of old age is the tendency for the old to feel unneeded, unwanted, and of no use to anyone the secret of happiness in the declining years is to remain interested in life, as active as possible, useful to others, busy, and forward looking.
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No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
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When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
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For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.
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