Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

If you lose money you lose much,
If you lose friends you lose more,
If you lose faith you lose all.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

Women are like teabags. You dont know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

No man is defeated without until he is defeated within.

Eleanor Roosevelt