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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Another quote from the 1960s

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

Barry Goldwater

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Topic
Political campaigns American politics
Speaker
Barry Goldwater
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Remarks announcing candidacy for the republican presidential nomination. 3 Jan. 1964, Paradise City, AZ, USA. News conference.

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

When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Topic
Never giving up Perseverance
Speaker
Mr. Avery

Author

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Source
Oldtown Folks
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Oldtown Folks. Boston: Fields, Osgood, and Co., 1869, ch. 39.

Current Citation

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. "Oldtown Folks." Harriet Beecher Stowe: Three Novels: Uncle Tom's Cabin; The Minister's Wooing; Oldtown Folks. Library of America, 1982, ch. 39.