Eleanor Roosevelt ✓

(1884–1962) human rights defender United States

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[Wikidata] American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)... | [Wikipedia] Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945. Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefi

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• The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things. Free
• Happiness isn't a goal. It's a by-product. Funny
• You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do. Confidence
• Comparison is the thief of all joy. All
• Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience,… Amazing Life
• When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted Alone
• No leader can be too far ahead of his followers. Ahead
• Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion. Aloof
• Success in marriage depends on being able, when you get over being in love, to really love....You never know anyone until you marry them. Able
• Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain. Catchy
• The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. Choices
• Nothing was ever accomplished by anyone who said 'It can't be done.' Accomplished
• Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: A feeling that you have been honest… Ability
• You do the things that need to be done according to priority. According
• One thing is for sure-none of the arts flourishes on censorship and repression. And by this time it should be evident that the American public… American
• All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises. All
• The constant pressure to bring about conformity is a dangerous thing. Bring
• It is curious how much more interest can be evoked by a mixture of gossip, romance and mystery than by facts. Curious
• Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings… Acquaintance
• In the long run there is no more liberating, no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely, and then act boldly. Act
• Be flexible, but stick to your principles. Flexibility
• There never has been security. No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease… Been
• Friends, you and me... you brought another friend... and then there were three... we started our group... our circle of friends... and like that circle...… Another Friend
• The very next thing you need to be doing is the thing that terrifies you the most. Inspirational
• I wonder if one of the penalties of growing older is that you become more and more conscious that nothing is very permanent. Conscious

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