"...no matter how avid they themselves may be……" — Eleanor Roosevelt
"...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."
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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390 Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt has 390 quotes on this site.
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We must want for others, not ourselves alone.
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No one from the beginning of time has had security.
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The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.... In any case, the…
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Furnish an example, stop preaching, stop shielding, don't prevent self-reliance and initiative, allow your children to develop along thier own…
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The trouble is that not enough people have come together with the firm determination to live the things which they…
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Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead.
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Nearly all great civilizations that perished did so because they had crystallized, because they were incapable of adapting themselves to…
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small…
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Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it.
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Nothing we learn in this world is ever wasted.
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The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with…
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Basically we could not have peace, or an atmosphere in which peace could grow, unless we recognized the rights of…
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
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All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I…
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete…
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
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In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty…
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.
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When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.
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The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
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