The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold... - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

Franklin D. Roosevelt Wisdom

President, Politician American 1882–1945

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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another."

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."