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Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing. ↗

— Missy Elliot

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In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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