Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Quotes

• A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.

• He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more, He who loses faith, loses all.

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

• Every time you meet a situation, though you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.

• Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art.

• When you cease to make a contribution; you begin to die.

• You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.

• Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Remember to lean back in the parade so everybody can see the president. Be sure not to get too fat, because you'll have to sit three in the back.

• Do one thing every day that scares you.

• Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway.

• Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

• You must do the thing you think you cannot do.