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.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTToday is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
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Never be bored, and you will never be boring.
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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one.
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No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
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Understanding is a two-way street.
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It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
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I cannot go to bed tonight without a word to you.
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To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.
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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
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All of life is a constant education.
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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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Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.
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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
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