You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Facing one's fears Taking action Courage

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

You Learn by Living

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

First Lady Diplomat Activist

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. Harper, 1960.

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Human contact seemed to her so frail a thing that the hope that two people might want each other in the same way, at the same time and with the possibility of doing something about it, seemed infinitely remote.

Margaret Drabble

The Waterfall

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Topic
Connecting with others

Author

Margaret Drabble
Source
The Waterfall
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Drabble, Margaret. The Waterfall. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969.

Another quote about Courage

Courage is as contagious as fear.

Susan Sontag

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Topic
Courage vs. fear Courage Fear
Speaker
Susan Sontag
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
2003 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Sontag, Susan. "Of Courage and Resistance." The Romero Award Ceremony. 30 Mar. 2003, Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX, USA. Keynote address.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Looke ere ye leape.

John Heywood

Proverbs (Heywood)

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Topic
Caution Prudence

Author

John Heywood
Source
Proverbs (Heywood)
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Advice
Language
English
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heywood, John. The Proverbs of John Heywood. London: George Bell and Sons, 1874, pt. 1, ch. 2.