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
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
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government...
To me who dreamed so much as a child, who made a dreamworld in which I was the heroine of an unending story, the lives of people around me continued to have a certain storybook quality. I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times — The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.
More people are ruined by victory, I imagine, than be defeat.
If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.
...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand.
Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.
Curiously enough, it is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do.
Government exists for one purpose: to make things better for all people.
I do not think I will ever become deadened, because I live in other people's lives, I must admit there are times when it weighs medown because I can't do some of the things I want.
People can only make you inferior with your consent.
One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education.
Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.
In our country we must trust the people to hear and see both the good and the bad and to choose the good.