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
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
Curiosity must be kept alive.
I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself
It is neither unusual nor new for me to have Negro friends, nor is it unusual for me to have found my friends among all races and religions of people.
I believe we will have better government when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their differing areas of concern for the welfare of their families and their world. Too often the great decisions are
The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.
Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anybody else in the world.
I think as the century closes draws to a close and we look back on public figures, ... we realize what a giant Eleanor Roosevelt was.
Pat was a different person. She asked about the children in the hospital, the food, their medical care, education. I liked her very much. She was always what I expected a president's wife to be. She was really down to earth, good to everyone in the Embassy, all the staff.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others.
We will have to want peace, want it enough to pay for it, before it becomes an accepted rule.
What is to give light must endure the burning.