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
Eleanor Roosevelt quotes about
If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being - we can do it.
A great deal of fear is a result of just “not knowing.” We do not know what is involved in a new situation. We do not know whether we can deal with it. The sooner we learn what it entails, the sooner we can dissolve our fear.
There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.
You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.