Eleanor Roosevelt

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You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Facing one's fears Taking action Courage

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

You Learn by Living

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. Harper, 1960.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Criticism from others

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

This Is My Story

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Is My Story. Harper & Brothers, 1937.

All of us in this country give lip service to the ideals set forth in the Bill of Rights and emphasized by every additional amendment, and yet when war is stirring in the world, many of us are ready to curtail our civil liberties. We do not stop to think that curtailing these liberties may in the end bring us a greater danger than the danger we are trying to avert.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Civil liberties

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. "Intolerance." Cosmopolitan, Feb. 1940.

Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Taking action Fake it 'til you make it Courage Confidence Personal growth

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

Tomorrow is Now

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. Tomorrow is Now. Harper & Row, 1963.