"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.“
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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