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Each generation supposes that the world was simpler for the one before it.
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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I don't know much about Capitalism, but I do know about Democracy and freedom, and if Capitalism may change in many, many ways, I'm not really very much interested in Capitalism.
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Government exists for one purpose: to make things better for all people.
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When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
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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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The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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it is always easier to do nothing than to try a new line of action.
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