Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

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About Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

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It was the flexibility, the originality, and the independence of thought — combined, of course, with our vast resources — that made American business grow so rapidly. If the seeds of growth are made sterile, if men become passive followers instead of developing qualities of leadership — and courage — we may find someday that our way of life has been superseded.

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.