I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

Eleanor Roosevelt's sense of humour surfaces in this quote

Eleanor Roosevelt

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583 You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.
1069 "Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is Mystery,Today is a Gift,That's why it is called present"
1116 When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
1107 What you don't do can be a destructive force.
1104 Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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