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I found that almost everyone had something interesting to contribute to my education.

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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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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Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!
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I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
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All of life is a constant education.
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Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
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I have always felt that it was important that everyone who was a worker join a labor organization.
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I have never believed that war settled anything satisfactorily, but I am not entirely sure that some times there are certain situations in the world such as we have in actuality when a country is worse off when it does not go to war for its principles than if it went to war.
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Keep us at tasks too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength.
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Do one thing every day that scares you.
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Furnish an example, stop preaching, stop shielding, don't prevent self-reliance and initiative, allow your children to develop along thier own lines.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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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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You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.
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Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’
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We do not move forward by curtailing people's liberty because we are afraid of what they may do or say.
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Beautiful old people are works of art.
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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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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.
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A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.
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