Eleanor Roosevelt ( 10 of 52 )
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.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices read more
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read read more
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all read more
I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom read more
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want--for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.
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 have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
I think we ought to impress on both our girls and boys that successful marriages require just as much work, read more
I think we ought to impress on both our girls and boys that successful marriages require just as much work, just as much intelligence and just as much unselfish devotion, as they give to any position they undertake to fill on a paid basis.
One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the read more
One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.
