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The vengeful hag is played by Ingrid Bergman, which is like casting Eleanor Roosevelt as Lizzie Borden. — Kenneth Tynan

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Ruin looks us in the face if we judge a man by his position instead of judging him by his conduct in that position. — Theodore Roosevelt

Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here. — Eleanor Roosevelt

I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? — Eleanor Roosevelt

The first duty of an American citizen, then, is that he shall work in politics. — Theodore Roosevelt

I have a terrific pain in the back of my head. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Do Something Now. If not you, who? If not here, where? If not now, when? — Theodore Roosevelt

Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords. — Theodore Roosevelt

There is in every country an antipathy to the foreigner ... — Eleanor Roosevelt

I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman [Mussolini]. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Of course, I do not believe in having everyone who is a liberal called a communist, or everyone who is conservative called a fascist. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right. — Theodore Roosevelt

You get strength and courage, when you stop to look fear in the face. — Eleanor Roosevelt

If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor. — Theodore Roosevelt

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one. — Eleanor Roosevelt

When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars. — Eleanor Roosevelt

All of life is a constant education. — Eleanor Roosevelt

We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established ... — Eleanor Roosevelt

With self discipline most anything is possible. — Theodore Roosevelt

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Still, Roosevelt noted, it was "not always easy to strike the just middle," and he inevitably made mistakes. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Those who attack always do so with greater fervor than those who defend. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The fundamental idea ... is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

People will love him (Theodore Roosevelt) for the enemies he has made. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

We have nothing to fear but missing our massage appointment time — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The foes from whom we pray to be delivered are our own passions, appetites, and follies; and against these there is always need that we should war. — Theodore Roosevelt

Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it. — Eleanor Roosevelt

I have already lived and enjoyed as much life as any nine other men I have known. — Theodore Roosevelt

I'm as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit. — Theodore Roosevelt

We are the heirs of the ages — Theodore Roosevelt

Stretch out your hand and receive the world's wide gift of joy, appreciation and beauty. — Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

To win this war, we have been forced into a strategic compromise which will most certainly offend the Russians. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Yes, my friend, and if you will steal for me then you will steal from me. — Theodore Roosevelt

Only those who live and sleep in the open fully realize the beauty of dawn and moonlight and starlight. — Theodore Roosevelt

It either is or ought to be evident to everyone that business has to prosper before anyone can get any benefit from it. — Theodore Roosevelt

In business courtesy and efficiency have a symbiotic relationship. — Eleanor Roosevelt

What one has to do usually can be done. — Eleanor Roosevelt

A program whose basic thesis is, not that the system of free enterprise for profit has failed in this generation, but that it has not yet been tried! — Franklin D. Roosevelt

He looks as though he's been weaned on a pickle. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects. — Theodore Roosevelt

New Orleans makes it possible to go to Europe without ever leaving the United States. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

If you lose money you lose much,
If you lose friends you lose more,
If you lose faith you lose all. — Eleanor Roosevelt

For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others. — Eleanor Roosevelt

We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience. — Theodore Roosevelt

It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The United States and Saudi Arabia have an extraordinary relationship and friendship that dates back to Franklin Roosevelt. — Barack Obama

It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to ... American democracy. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Freedom of speech ... Freedom of worship ... Freedom from want ... Freedom from fear. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Gradually the true Mason gains experience in using these working tools and can observe subtler and subtler indications of personal flaws. — Theodore Roosevelt

Unless the man is master of his soul all other kinds of mastery amount to little. — Theodore Roosevelt

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary. — Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. — Gaylord Nelson

According to his habit, Theodore Roosevelt sought to harness anxiety through action. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. — Theodore Roosevelt

Death is always, under all circumstances, a tragedy, for if it is not then it means that life has become one. — Theodore Roosevelt

They do not say Roosevelt saved our system. They say he has given us a new one. That is logical. — John T. Flynn

The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Every woman wants to be first to someone sometime in her life and that desire is the explanation for many strange things women do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side. — Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt declared, arguing that the insistence upon having only the perfect cure often results in securing no betterment whatever. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ!" -Claire — Diana Gabaldon

To hell with the Constitution when people want coal! — Theodore Roosevelt

I have always felt that it was important that everyone who was a worker join a labor organization. — Eleanor Roosevelt

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat — Theodore Roosevelt

I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty. — Hank Johnson

I could never say in the morning, "I have a headache and cannot do thus and so". Headache or no headache, thus and so had to be done. — Eleanor Roosevelt

All the resources we need are in the mind. — Theodore Roosevelt

The lunatic fringe in all reform movements. — Theodore Roosevelt

Thank God for the iron in the blood of our fathers — Theodore Roosevelt

The ordinary air fighter is an extraordinary man and the extraordinary air fighter stands as one in a million among his fellows. — Theodore Roosevelt

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. by Alice Roosevelt Longworth — Claudy Conn

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Every Man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs. — Theodore Roosevelt

If life were predictable it would cease to be life,and be without flavor — Eleanor Roosevelt

If you have any interests you can gain a wider audience for those interests while the goldfish bowl is yours! — Eleanor Roosevelt

The woman has the right to be emancipated from the position of a drudge or a toy. She is entitled to a full equality in rights with man ... — Theodore Roosevelt

Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require it. — Theodore Roosevelt

Do something that scares you everyday. — Melina Marchetta

I was not going to earn money, I must even things up by not spending it. — Theodore Roosevelt

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Organized money hates me
and I welcome their hatred! — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

And the combination is rare. — Theodore Roosevelt

He who makes no mistakes makes no progress. — Theodore Roosevelt

Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood - the virtues that made America. — Theodore Roosevelt

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. — Theodore Roosevelt

Life means change; where there is no change, death comes. — Theodore Roosevelt

We must diligently strive to make our young men decent, God-fearing, law-abiding, honor-loving, justice-doing and also fearless and strong. — Theodore Roosevelt

The light has gone out of my life. — Theodore Roosevelt

A candle can bring light to a dungeon but it can also be used to light a deadly marijuana cigarette. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it. — Eleanor Roosevelt

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. — Franklin D. Roosevelt