Eleanor Roosevelt quotes - page 4

To me who dreamed so much as a child, who made a dreamworld in which I was the heroine of an unending story, the lives of people around me continued to have a certain storybook quality. I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times - The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Happinessis not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively. View quote
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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. View quote
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The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps. View quote
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Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person's stature is as large as one's own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important. View quote
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The film industry is a great industry, with infinite possibilities for good and bad. Its primary purpose is to entertain people. On the side, it can do many other things. It can popularize certain ideals, it can make education palatable. But in the long run, the judge who decides whether what it does is good or bad is the man or woman who attends the movies. View quote
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In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly. View quote
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It's your life-but only if you make it so. View quote
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One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. View quote
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I am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don't make up their minds, someone will do it for them. View quote
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To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. View quote
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My husband plunged into work on a speech and I went off to work on an article. Midnight came and bed for all, and all that was said was "good night, sleep well, pleasant dreams, with the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.' View quote
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I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday. View quote
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Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here. View quote
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Do one thing every day that scares you. View quote
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Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for? View quote
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When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else ... you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being. View quote
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A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. View quote
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Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence. View quote
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No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him. View quote
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If someone betrays you once, it's their fault; if they betray you twice, it's your fault. View quote
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Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water! View quote
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We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. View quote
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