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It is our freedom to progress that makes us all want to live and to go on.

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
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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First Lady of the world
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Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful.
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it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.
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If it's a man's game so decidedly that a woman would be soiled by entering it, then there is something radically wrong with the American game of politics.
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You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it.
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It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles.
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Government exists for one purpose: to make things better for all people.
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This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.
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Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it.
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We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
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We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established.
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You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
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True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded.
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People can only make you inferior with your consent.
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We have reached a point today where labor-saving devices are good only when they do not throw the worker out of his job.
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One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.
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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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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.
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It's your life-but only if you make it so.
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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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