What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail? - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Engraved portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, facing left

What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?

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About 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).

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, FDR Presidential Library & Museum (CC BY)

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Birth Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Alternative Names: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt First Lady of the world Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Elaenore Roosevelt Anna Roosevelt

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"Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, "It can't be done.

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