Famous Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt
Below are famous quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962).
A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
If someone betrays you once, its their fault; if they betray you twice, its your fault.
If you lose money you lose much,
If you lose friends you lose more,
If you lose faith you lose all.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
Never be bored, and you will never be boring.
No man is defeated without until he is defeated within.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to homeso close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: The neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.
Women are like teabags. You dont know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
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