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The purpose of life afterall is to live it.

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
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Success in marriage depends on being able, when you get over being in love, to really love....You never know anyone until you marry them.
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Long ago, I made up my mind that, when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit.
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When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'
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I have always felt that it was important that everyone who was a worker join a labor organization.
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If anyone were to ask me what I want out of life I would say- the opportunity for doing something useful, for in no other way, I am convinced, can true happiness be attained.
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Develop a skin as thick as a rhinoceros hide!
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do.
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If we fail to meet our problems here, no one else in the world will do so. If we fail, the heart goes out of progressives throughout the world.
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