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 ROOSEVELTNever allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
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Do one thing every day that scares you.
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There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
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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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If you fail the first time then you’ll just have to try harder the second time.
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I cannot go to bed tonight without a word to you.
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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You can not live at all if you do not learn to adapt yourself to your life as it happens to be.
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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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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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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
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With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
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Work is always an antidote to depression.
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Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by-product of a life well lived.
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