Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt

There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.

Women are like tea bags: put them in hot water and they get stronger.

Understanding is a two-way street.

Courage is exhilarating.

I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.

We must want for others, not ourselves alone.

It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head.

There are no have-to's, just choices

If you must compromise, compromise up.

More people are ruined by victory, I imagine, than be defeat.

You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.

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

The mother of a family should look upon her housekeeping and the planning of meals as a scientific occupation.

The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.... In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.

The basis of all good human behavior is kindness.

The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

Each time you learn something new you must readjust the whole framework of your knowledge

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

Good leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader. Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

It is today that we create the world of the future.

You rarely achieve finality. If you did, life would be over, but as you strive new visions open before you, new possibilities for the satisfaction of living.

Life is like a parachute jump, you've got to get it right the first time.