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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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When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
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Of course Mahatma Gandhi you might say did not have so much physical vigor but he certainly seemed to have extraordinary resistance, which perhaps is rather different from physical vigor.
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Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.
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Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
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The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
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I believe that all that we go through here must have some value.
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Curiosity must be kept alive.
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If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being.
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Poor minds talk about people average minds talk about events great minds talk about ideas
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People who 'view with alarm' never build anything.
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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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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.
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It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.
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You get strength and courage, when you stop to look fear in the face.
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The most important word in the English language is hope.
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I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
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It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.
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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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