"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes."
-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.“
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
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"You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."
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"Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide."
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"Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people."
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