Eleanor Roosevelt: In the long run we shape our lives and shape ourselves. The process never dies…
In the long run we shape our lives and shape ourselves. The process never dies. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
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- From the book You Learn by Living, Foreword, January 1960
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