The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTMen are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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