I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTWhen will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
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Work is always an antidote to depression.
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The most unhappy people in the world are those who face the days without knowing what to do with their time.
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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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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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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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As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Good leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader. Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
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To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.
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