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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.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.
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Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
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All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word. ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism.
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A guest is really good or bad because of the host or hostess who makes being a guest an easy or a difficult task.
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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 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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Most of the work that's done in the world gets done by people who weren't feeling all that well at the time that they did it.
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One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
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A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest.
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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
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We are given in our newspapers and on TV and radio exactly what we, the public, insist on having, and this very frequently is mediocre information and mediocre entertainment.
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Curiosity must be kept alive.
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...without equality there can be no democracy.
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Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.
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Be flexible, but stick to your principles.
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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.
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I have a great objection to seeing anyone, particularly anyone whom I care about, lose his self-control.
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It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles.
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Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
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It is a rather curious thing to have to divide one's life into personal and official compartments and temporarily put the personal side into its hidden compartment to be taken out again when one's official duties are at an end.
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