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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... thought we could understand. Our requirement was to do our reading and then write a paper on the assignment. The English girls were apt to remember what she had said and repeat it in their papers. I can still see her, as one of the ...
... thought we could understand. Our requirement was to do our reading and then write a paper on the assignment. The English girls were apt to remember what she had said and repeat it in their papers. I can still see her, as one of the ...
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... thought he or she had died long ago. Actually, he had only stopped growing. Other people, against tremendous handicaps, continue to grow. I am thinking especially of one of my aunts, Mrs. Cowles. She became so helplessly crippled by ...
... thought he or she had died long ago. Actually, he had only stopped growing. Other people, against tremendous handicaps, continue to grow. I am thinking especially of one of my aunts, Mrs. Cowles. She became so helplessly crippled by ...
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... thought we had come out about even. This part of learning—learning as you go—gives life its salt. And this, too, comes back primarily to interest. You must be interested in anything that comes your way. Right here, some of you will ...
... thought we had come out about even. This part of learning—learning as you go—gives life its salt. And this, too, comes back primarily to interest. You must be interested in anything that comes your way. Right here, some of you will ...
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... thoughts, and develop them, so that you can see things in your mind's eye which you have never actually seen. Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience. They naturally live in a dream world. I ...
... thoughts, and develop them, so that you can see things in your mind's eye which you have never actually seen. Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience. They naturally live in a dream world. I ...
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... thought, as I walked up the ChampsElysées toward the Place de la Concorde and watched the children playing, that the thing we call French culture may be due to the fact that French children can play, surrounded by the things of the past ...
... thought, as I walked up the ChampsElysées toward the Place de la Concorde and watched the children playing, that the thing we call French culture may be due to the fact that French children can play, surrounded by the things of the past ...
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