You always admire what you really don’t understand.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTIn the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
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It’s your life-but only if you make it so.
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I cannot go to bed tonight without a word to you.
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Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth.
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The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
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The person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
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Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.
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I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do
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If you fail the first time then you’ll just have to try harder the second time.
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I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
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I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
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Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good.
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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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Don’t be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you.
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No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within.
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