Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Rooseveltwas an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, having held the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth11 October 1884
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
You must do the thing you think you cannot do
I think as the century closes draws to a close and we look back on public figures, ... we realize what a giant Eleanor Roosevelt was.
It is neither unusual nor new for me to have Negro friends, nor is it unusual for me to have found my friends among all races and religions of people.
If you lose money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
Do what you feel in your heart to be right. You'll be criticized anyway.
Hick darling...I couldn't say je t'aime et je t'adore as I longed to do, but always remember I am saying it, that I go to sleep thinking of you.
Great minds discuss ideas,Average minds discuss events,Simple minds discuss people.
Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence.
I believe we will have better government when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their differing areas of concern for the welfare of their families and their world. Too often the great decisions are
A woman is like a teabag, you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anybody else in the world.
The war for freedom will never really be wonbecause the price of our freedom is constant vigilanceover ourselves and over our Government.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.