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Criticism ... makes very little dent upon me, unless I think there is some real justification and something should be done.

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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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No one from the beginning of time has had security.
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Of all the nations in the Western world, the United States, with the most money and the most time, has the fewest readers of books per capita. This is an incalculable loss. This, too, is one of the few civilized nations in the world which is unable to support a single magazine devoted solely to books.
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I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!
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The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
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Never be bored, and you will never be boring.
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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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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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You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.
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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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As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
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