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Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

What we need in the world is manners ... I think that if, instead of preaching brotherly love, we preached good manners, we might get a little further. It sounds less righteous and more practical Picture Quote #1

If you want a world ruled by law and not by force you must build up, from the very grassroots, a respect for law Picture Quote #1

We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all Picture Quote #1

Success is not something that can be measured or worn on a watch or hung on a wall. It is not the esteem of colleagues, or the admiration of the community, or the appreciation of patients. Success is the certain knowledge that you have become yourself, the person you will meant to be from all time. That should be reward enough Picture Quote #1

Marriage and the up-bringing of children in the home require as well-trained a mind and as well-disciplined a character as any other occupation that might be considered a career Picture Quote #1

You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with Picture Quote #1

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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do Picture Quote #1

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death Picture Quote #1

I have cherished the ideal a democratic and free society . . . it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die Picture Quote #1

It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government Picture Quote #1

When women were excluded from New Deal programs, Eleanor Roosevelt fought to include them. Roosevelt was among a handful of leaders who realized the U.S. economy would not escape the depths of recession without the full contributions of women Picture Quote #1

Theodore Roosevelt had drawn public attention to his attractive family in order to create a bond with ordinary Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt had successfully broached the idea that a First Lady could be nearly as much a public figure as her husband Picture Quote #1

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[John] McCain references favorite presidents like Teddy Roosevelt. Hillary cited Eleanor Roosevelt Picture Quote #1

The vengeful hag is played by Ingrid Bergman, which is like casting Eleanor Roosevelt as Lizzie Borden Picture Quote #1

There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates Picture Quote #1

I came upon a telegram from Eleanor Roosevelt herself to Gypsy Rose Lee that read, ‘May your bare ass always be shining’. That was the clincher; I had to write about this woman Picture Quote #1

Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi Â- all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to Picture Quote #1

Eleanor Roosevelt started off almost every early article she wrote, starting with, My mother was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. And I think her life was a constant and continual and lifelong contrast with her mother Picture Quote #1

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Eleanor Roosevelt is a political force of enormous ambitions. I believe she is a menace, unscrupulous as to truth, vain and cynical - all with a pretense of exaggerated kindness and human feeling which deceives millions of gullible persons Picture Quote #1

I had often joked in my speeches that I had imaginary conversations with Mrs. Roosevelt to solicit her advice on a range of subjects. It’s actually a useful mental exercise to help analyze problems, provided you choose the right person to visualize. Eleanor Roosevelt was ideal Picture Quote #1

Eleanor Roosevelt was painfully shy, painfully shy. So she overcompensated. In the same way that Nancy [Reagan] felt unattractive and unlovable and so everything had to be - hair had to be perfect, and the makeup and the clothes. Because she thought, They don’t think I’m pretty Picture Quote #1

Eleanor Roosevelt doesn’t ever do anything that is going to hurt her husband. She tries things out on him. She gets permission to do things. The amazing thing, I think, historically, is that he says, Go do it. If you can make this happen, I’ll follow you Picture Quote #1

Viewers have a way of remembering the celebrity while forgetting the product. I did not know this when I paid Eleanor Roosevelt $35,000 to make a commercial for margarine. She reported that her mail was equally divided. One half was sad because I had damaged my reputation. The other half was happy because I had damaged my reputation. Not one of my proudest memories Picture Quote #1

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere Picture Quote #1

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We don’t become heroes overnight. - One step at a time, eventually discovering we have the strength to stare it down Picture Quote #1

Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do Picture Quote #1

I have complete faith in the American people’s ability if they know and if they have leadership Picture Quote #1

You never have a normal family relationship in the White House; it’s an impossible thing to have. You live in a goldfish bubble, and you snatch what you can for a personal life, but you never have a normal, natural existence Picture Quote #1

The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our Government Picture Quote #1

I know that given great responsibility men sometimes change, but Mr. Nixon’s Presidency would worry me Picture Quote #1

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What we need in the world is manners ... I think that if, instead of preaching brotherly love, we preached good manners, we might get a little further. It sounds less righteous and more practical. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) If you want a world ruled by law and not by force you must build up, from the very grassroots, a respect for law. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Success is not something that can be measured or worn on a watch or hung on a wall. It is not the esteem of colleagues, or the admiration of the community, or the appreciation of patients. Success is the certain knowledge that you have become yourself, the person you will meant to be from all time. That should be reward enough. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Marriage and the up-bringing of children in the home require as well-trained a mind and as well-disciplined a character as any other occupation that might be considered a career. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) I have cherished the ideal a democratic and free society . . . it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) When women were excluded from New Deal programs, Eleanor Roosevelt fought to include them. Roosevelt was among a handful of leaders who realized the U.S. economy would not escape the depths of recession without the full contributions of women. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Theodore Roosevelt had drawn public attention to his attractive family in order to create a bond with ordinary Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt had successfully broached the idea that a First Lady could be nearly as much a public figure as her husband. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) [John] McCain references favorite presidents like Teddy Roosevelt. Hillary cited Eleanor Roosevelt. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) The vengeful hag is played by Ingrid Bergman, which is like casting Eleanor Roosevelt as Lizzie Borden. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) I came upon a telegram from Eleanor Roosevelt herself to Gypsy Rose Lee that read, ‘May your bare ass always be shining’. That was the clincher; I had to write about this woman. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi Â- all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Eleanor Roosevelt started off almost every early article she wrote, starting with, My mother was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. And I think her life was a constant and continual and lifelong contrast with her mother. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Eleanor Roosevelt is a political force of enormous ambitions. I believe she is a menace, unscrupulous as to truth, vain and cynical - all with a pretense of exaggerated kindness and human feeling which deceives millions of gullible persons. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) I had often joked in my speeches that I had imaginary conversations with Mrs. Roosevelt to solicit her advice on a range of subjects. It’s actually a useful mental exercise to help analyze problems, provided you choose the right person to visualize. Eleanor Roosevelt was ideal. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Eleanor Roosevelt was painfully shy, painfully shy. So she overcompensated. In the same way that Nancy [Reagan] felt unattractive and unlovable and so everything had to be - hair had to be perfect, and the makeup and the clothes. Because she thought, They don’t think I’m pretty. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Eleanor Roosevelt doesn’t ever do anything that is going to hurt her husband. She tries things out on him. She gets permission to do things. The amazing thing, I think, historically, is that he says, Go do it. If you can make this happen, I’ll follow you. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Viewers have a way of remembering the celebrity while forgetting the product. I did not know this when I paid Eleanor Roosevelt $35,000 to make a commercial for margarine. She reported that her mail was equally divided. One half was sad because I had damaged my reputation. The other half was happy because I had damaged my reputation. Not one of my proudest memories. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) We don’t become heroes overnight. - One step at a time, eventually discovering we have the strength to stare it down. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) I have complete faith in the American people’s ability if they know and if they have leadership. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) You never have a normal family relationship in the White House; it’s an impossible thing to have. You live in a goldfish bubble, and you snatch what you can for a personal life, but you never have a normal, natural existence. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our Government. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes) I know that given great responsibility men sometimes change, but Mr. Nixon’s Presidency would worry me. (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes)

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