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“It's only when we're relaxed that the thing way down deep in all of us - call it the subconscious mind, the spirit, what you will - has a chance to well up and tell us how we shall go.”

Quote by Frances Perkins

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Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet in the United States, serving as the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is renowned for her advocacy of labor rights and social welfare policies, and her efforts to enhance working conditions and wages for American workers. more

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