Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can – as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much unde… - Eleanor Roosevelt
" "Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can – as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. And not to simply be what is generally called a “success”.
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).
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One curious feature about political reform is that so many people feel it is “disloyal” to attempt to rectify the abuses in one’s own party. And yet it is obvious that political morality is dependent upon the awakened conscience and private morality of the voters. Such “disloyalty” is simply an evidence of loyalty to principle.
If you step on other people's necks to get rich, or barter your personal honor, then it is others who pay for your success and you can hardly call it your own.
If, however, you build something that is of benefit to other people, give them an opportunity to rise with you on your upward climb, you make a contribution.