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Often Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt
- I learned then that practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good, and that motives are often more important than actions.
- A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal…
- 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…
- No, I have never wanted to be a man. I have often wanted to be more effective as a woman, but I have never felt…
- No human being can ever "own" another, whether in friendship, love, marriage or parenthood. Many human relationships have been ruined and happiness far too often…
- The hard part of loving is that one has to learn so often to let go of those we love, so they can do things,…
- Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever…
- You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude
- If many of our young people have lost the excitement of the early settlers, who had a country to explore and develop, it is because…
- 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…
- ...no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is.
- I believe we will have better government when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their differing…
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- The simplest things are often the truest. — Richard Bach
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- Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. — Arthur Ashe
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange