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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist who served as First Lady from 1933 to 1945. Far more than a ceremonial figure, she was a driving force for human rights, serving as chair of the UN Commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Her courage and outspokenness redefined the role of First Lady.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Beauty

All Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

“Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Age

“A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Women

“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.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Best

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Courage

“Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Politics

“Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Great

“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Good

“Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

War

“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 should be curiosity.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Birthday

“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.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Good

“Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Best

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Motivational

“When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Life

“Actors are one family over the entire world.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Family

“Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Great

“Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Life

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Beauty

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Life

“The giving of love is an education in itself.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Education

“My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Best