Eleanor Roosevelt

At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters read more

At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most read more

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

I have never felt that anything really mattered by the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in read more

I have never felt that anything really mattered by the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.

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.