“You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t”
One of Eleanor Roosevelt’s most famous quotes reveals her determination in the face of adversity: “Do what you feel in your heart …
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Famous quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt and a brief biography
Born on 11th October 1884, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving first lady of the United States of America. She is remembered …
Imagine seven million people all wanting to live together
In his 1986, film sensation, Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan who played the eponymous character said: “That’s incredible. Imagine seven million people all …
Orson Welles’ ‘Third Man’ cuckoo clock quote howler
In the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, Orson Welles as Harry Lime said: “Holly, I’d like to cut you in, …
Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?
Barrymore, often described as a ‘theatrical genius’, was a profligate spender – a serious problem because he endured extended periods of unemployment …
John Adams was pessimistic about the survival of democracy
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit …
Lincoln: the only president without a religion
It is ironic that the man widely regarded as the most saintly of US presidents never joined a Christian church – a …
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S. Patton
Patton actually said: “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” The quote had military application. However, …