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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.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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the term 'young adults' which is so often used today seems to me a misnomer, and one which, if taken seriously, may lead the adolescent into misunderstanding as to his nature and his role in life. 'Young he is 'adult' he is not.
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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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I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
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As life developed, I faced each problem as it came along. As my activities and work broadened and reached out, I never tried to shirk. I tried never to evade an issue. When I found I had something to do--I just did it.
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It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government.
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In our country we must trust the people to hear and see both the good and the bad and to choose the good.
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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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Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
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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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There is in every country an antipathy to the foreigner.
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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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No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.
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A great deal of fear is a result of just “not knowing.” We do not know what is involved in a new situation. We do not know whether we can deal with it. The sooner we learn what it entails, the sooner we can dissolve our fear.
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There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
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Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has. They are all needed desperately.
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When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted
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No one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
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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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Everybody wants something.
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No, I have never wanted to be a man. I have often wanted to be more effective as a woman, but I have never felt that trousers would do the trick!
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