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
Do one thing every day that scares you.
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.
Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.
Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few
When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else … you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
You never know anyone until you marry them.
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
Enjoy every minute you have with those you love, my dear, for no one can take joy that is past away from you. It will be there in your heart to live on when the dark days come.