Activity Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

“Terrific minds focus on tips; average minds go over activities; little minds talk about people today.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

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experience should teach us that it is always the unexpected that does occur.

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The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.

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“One of the things I believe most intensely is that every child’s why should be answered with care—and with respect. If you do not…

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What we must learn to do is to create unbreakable bonds between the sciences and the humanities. We cannot procrastinate. The world of the…

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Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

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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…

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Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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Fighting's fun, man. It's a great activity, it's a great sport.

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The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.

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Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

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