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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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First Lady of the world
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The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our Government.
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One of the first things we must get rid of is the idea that democracy is tantamount to capitalism.
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The purpose of life afterall is to live it.
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It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
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About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.
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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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In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.
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Marriage and the up-bringing of children in the home require as well-trained a mind and as well-disciplined a character as any other occupation that might be considered a career.
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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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It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
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Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.
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Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.
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...real prosperity can only come when everybody prospers.
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I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
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As with all children, the feeling that I was useful was perhaps the greatest joy I experienced.
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