721 Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

  • Author Eleanor Roosevelt
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    An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations.

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    If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter.

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    Most of the work that's done in the world gets done by people who weren't feeling all that well at the time that they did it.

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    One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.

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    The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation. . . . To change these traditions . . . would be harmful to our whole attitude of tolerance in the religious area. If we look at situations which have arisen in the past in Europe and other world areas, I think we will see the reason why it is wise to hold to our early traditions.

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    We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

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