I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTFriendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
More Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
-
-
When you stop learning you stop living in any vital and meaningful sense.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
Be confident, not certain
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
When it’s better for everyone, it’s better for everyone.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
Understanding is a two-way street.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
Great minds talk about ideas; small minds talk about people.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -
We do not have to become heroes overnight.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT