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“Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’”

Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

Book:You learn by living

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You learn by living

This book is a compilation of the author's insights gained through various life experiences, emphasizing the value of real-world learning and the transformative power of living fully. more

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Former First Lady of the United States, political activist, and author. Eleanor Roosevelt is renowned for her exceptional social activism and contributions to civil rights. She served as the First Lady during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and continued to be actively involved in political and social affairs after his death. more

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“To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.”

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“The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances which make the decision twice as difficult as it originally was.”

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“We do not move forward by curtailing people's liberty because we are afraid of what they may do or say.”

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Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt

“Smearing good people like Lauchlin Currie [former administrative assistant to President Roosevelt], Alger Hiss and others is, I think, unforgiveable... Anyone knowing Mr. Currie or Mr. Hiss, who are the two people whom I happen to know fairly well, would not need any denial on their part to know they are not Communists. Their records prove it.”

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“One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving a people is to suppress the sources of information, not only by burning books but by controlling all the other ways in which ideas are transmitted.”

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Book:My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

Source: My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

“Franklin's illness...gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons - infinite patience and never ending persistence.”

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“The greatest gift you can give a child is an imagination.”

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“The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.”

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Source: My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

“If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.”

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Source: My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

“We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta for all men everywhere. We hope its proclamation by the General Assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation in 1789 [of the French Declaration of the Rights of Man], the adoption of the Bill of Rights by the people of the U.S., and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times in other countries.”