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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884-November 7, 1962) was First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

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Happiness is not a goal it is a by-product.

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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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You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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To handle yourself, use your head -- To handle others, use your heart.

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The giving of love is an education in itself.

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I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

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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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You always admire what you really don't understand.

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A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.

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Anger is only one letter short of danger.

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.

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A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music -- that would be rest.

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Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

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Do whatever comes your way as well as you can. Think as little as possible about yourself and as much as possible about other people and other things that are interesting. Put a good deal of thought into happiness that you are able to give.

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Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

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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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I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiousity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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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.

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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 one small candle than to curse the darkness.

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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

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Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

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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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My dentist was married to a manicurist. But it did not work out. They fought tooth and nail !

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Never allow your heart to convince your mind that something you know is wrong, is right.

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One thing life has taught me if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

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One's philosophy is not best expressed in words it is expressed in the choices one makes...and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

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People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

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When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.

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