You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling LifeHarper Collins, 2011 M04 26 - 228 pages From a former first lady and civil rights activist, “a frank and practical book which . . . will be a source of comfort and inspiration to her many admirers” –Kirkus Reviews Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each new thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the age of seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life—a powerful volume of enduring commonsense ideas and heartfelt values. Offering her own philosophy on living, she takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civic stewardship, and more. Her keys to a fulfilling life? Learning to Learn • Fear—the Great Enemy • The Uses of Time • The Difficult Art of Maturity • Readjustment is Endless • Learning to Be Useful• The Right to Be an Individual • How to Get the Best Out of People •Facing Responsibility • How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics • Learning to Be a Public Servant The First Lady’s illuminating manual is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a trove of timeless wisdom that resonates in any era. |
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... remember that ride. Baby that I was, I had the sense to feel it as an experience. Everything I did with my father remains in my memory today, a vivid moment not to be forgotten. I remember standing on the edge of Vesuvius with him while ...
... remember that ride. Baby that I was, I had the sense to feel it as an experience. Everything I did with my father remains in my memory today, a vivid moment not to be forgotten. I remember standing on the edge of Vesuvius with him while ...
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... remember certain milestones in learning how to learn. As far as training my memory was concerned, that began very young. I loved poetry and I would often learn it while I was dressing and undressing. When I was quite young, I had a ...
... remember certain milestones in learning how to learn. As far as training my memory was concerned, that began very young. I loved poetry and I would often learn it while I was dressing and undressing. When I was quite young, I had a ...
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... remember what she had said and repeat it in their papers. I can still see her, as one of the girls was reading her paper aloud, standing over her with a long ruler in her hand, taking away the paper, and tearing it up. “You are giving ...
... remember what she had said and repeat it in their papers. I can still see her, as one of the girls was reading her paper aloud, standing over her with a long ruler in her hand, taking away the paper, and tearing it up. “You are giving ...
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... remember it, we finished our dessert in absolute silence, after I had exhausted the alphabet. I was most uncomfortable but he was quite happy. He preferred to eat in peace and quiet and he saw no reason for saying a word. There is a ...
... remember it, we finished our dessert in absolute silence, after I had exhausted the alphabet. I was most uncomfortable but he was quite happy. He preferred to eat in peace and quiet and he saw no reason for saying a word. There is a ...
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... my town - or my family -or my limited circumstances- " Then I remember my aunt limited to a chair in which she could not move , to the physical barrier of four unchanging walls , to the deafness that could so easily have shut her.
... my town - or my family -or my limited circumstances- " Then I remember my aunt limited to a chair in which she could not move , to the physical barrier of four unchanging walls , to the deafness that could so easily have shut her.
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