I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. On… - Eleanor Roosevelt
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I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt
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First Lady of the world
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Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt
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Elaenore Roosevelt
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Anna Roosevelt
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