Eleanor Roosevelt

I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I read more

I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I will always feel that way no matter how old I am.

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything read more

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the read more

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.

An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the read more

An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations.

A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even read more

A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably