To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTCharacter building begins in our infancy and continues until death.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within.
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It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.
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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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Courage is exhilarating.
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I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
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Don’t call a woman a bitch. Call her an ass-hole. It still gets your point across and it’s not sexist.
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Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
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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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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, It can’t be done.
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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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The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
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We obtain our education at home, at school, and, most important, from life itself.
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Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by-product of a life well lived.
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.
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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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Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
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It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.
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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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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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Each time you learn something new you must readjust the whole framework of your knowledge
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