In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTI could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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We obtain our education at home, at school, and, most important, from life itself.
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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 as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
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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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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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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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Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
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When it’s better for everyone, it’s better for everyone.
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I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
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It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.
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Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
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