Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
American "First Lady" and columnist
Alive from: 1884-1962
Quotes 16 till 30 of 43.
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If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.
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It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
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It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles.
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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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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It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
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Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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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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Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
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Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.
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Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.
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Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are, and then we make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's life, not even your own child's.
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