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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

My Day (1935)

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

You Learn by Living (1960)

This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.

My Day (1935)

In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.

Tomorrow Is Now (1963)

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Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

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My brain, otherwise a sound instrument, has a serious defect—a hypertrophied lobe of curiosity.

Jack Vance The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966)

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

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