Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I don't think confidence has ever really been one of those things that came naturally for me. If people thought I was confident, it was really just the way I masked my insecurity, because I didn't want people to really get to know the real me.

Joanna Gaines

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'Trainspotting' is among my favourite films of all time.

Max Joseph

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A novel is a collision of ideas. Three or four threads may be floating around in the writer's consciousness, and at a single moment in time, these ideas collide and produce a novel.

Anita Shreve

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I don't really take vacations because when I'm working, it's usually in a far-flung, exotic place somewhere. But I have a farm in Australia I like to go back to when I'm at home and not working.

Russell Crowe

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There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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Advertising generally works to reinforce consumer trends rather than to initiate them.

Michael Schudson

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When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year.

Michael Stipe

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Extremism is a complicated issue, but without addressing how it appeals to men and boys, we may be missing an important motivation and a way to address the problems in our towns and cities.

Deeyah Khan

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I am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake.

Collin C. Peterson

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We all kind of dreamed about being musicians, but the narrative around being a musician is it'll never happen to you. It's not something that just happens - one in a million shot - all those things that just make you feel like it'll never happen.

Clairo

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You find out two executives are planning to break their contracts, keep the money you gave them, and steal 40 employees. What do you do? You fire them.

Bobby Kotick

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The marketing of anything is full of exploitation and lies and hype.

Sydney Pollack

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