Eleanor Roosevelt

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

A TRANSFORMATIVE ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT

Eleanor Roosevelt's voice resonates with a clear emphasis on personal empowerment and the transformative power of choice. Her quotes often center on themes of courage, personal growth, and the impact of individual actions. "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves," she declared, highlighting her belief in the agency and responsibility each person holds in crafting their destiny. This focus on individual impact permeates her expressions, encouraging people to actively engage with life and face fears head-on, as seen in her well-known advice to "Do one thing every day that scares you."

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Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes (105)· Page 4 of 5

"There is nothing to fear except fear it's self."
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"Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it."
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"Be confident, not certain"
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"What you don't do can be a destructive force."
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"A great deal of fear is a result of just not knowing."
DEALONE LINERFEARFAILURE
"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart."
INSPIRATIONALHEARTONE LINERINTERESTWORK
"Understanding is a two-way street."
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"Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."
INSPIRATIONALLIFEMYSTERYPRESENTTOMORROWTODAYPOSITIVE
"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself."
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"Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one."
OBLIGATIONREMEMBERINDIVIDUALRESPONSIBLITY
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along."
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"Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, It can't be done."
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"I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
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"We gain courage and wisdom from every instance in which we stop to look fear in the face"
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"Effort: You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
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"Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness."
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"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"
MISERYHUMANGROWCONSCIENCEACTTENDER
"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."
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"Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again."
LIVEINSPIRATIONALYOUTHYOUNG
"Great minds talk about ideas; small minds talk about people."
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"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
INSPIRATIONALSUCCESSONE LINERBELIEVE

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