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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: president
Nationality: american
Birth: January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945

Topics

Moment Best Go Know Right Turn

You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you!

Jet Li

Me Hair You Will Touch Beat

Over the years, I have really figured out what works for me. It's not about what anyone else is doing. I can't worry about whether I am doing everything that another player is doing, which can be hard sometimes. I have to trust my training and know my body and figure out what will get the best out of me.

Megan Rapinoe

Trust Best Training I Am Me Worry

I don't think I have ever worked in my life, because work to me means that you are really doing something that you don't like.

John Kluge

Life Work Me Think My Life Doing

When I first began to have the initial idea for 'Heartsease,' I just wrote a skeleton story; that is, I started her off as this young, bright 16-year-old and then added the events that occurred and where she and other characters fitted in, even writing 3 different endings, as I was not sure where Mary's story would lead to.

Ann Turner

Writing Story Young Bright She Lead

I learned to cook from my mom. Most of what I ate growing up was Italian cooking.

Steve Albini

Cooking Mom Growing Up Growing Up

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

Sidney Hook

Failure Teacher Teachers Students

I like to dress up and look nice. I'm not quite at the stage yet financially to do that too often, but it's nice to push the boat out a little bit for award ceremonies and stuff.

Simon Bird

Dress Boat Push Award Look Nice

While writing 'The Orientalist,' I played a soundtrack that alternated between ragtime and Azeri mugams, Russian operas and German and Italian pop songs from the 1920s and 30s. When I finally finished, I gorged on all my music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

Tom Reiss

Music Writing 1920s Pop Finished

Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.

Ronald Graham

Science Sometimes Patterns Math

The largest automobile company in the world is Volkswagen. Who owns it? The answer is the government of Qatar.

Robert Zubrin

Government World Automobile Company

What is special about the House of Marley is that it's my father's vision that guides our production process.

Rohan Marley

Father Vision Process House Special

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

Julia Cameron

Good Best Enough Nothing Worst Try