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1884–1962 United States
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
United States Academics Activists Authors Columnists Also known as: Ellie Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Eleanor, Little Nell
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We should begin in our own environment and in our own community as far as possible to build a peace-loving attitude and learn to discipline ourselves to accept, in the small things of our lives, mediation and arbitration.
My Day (1935)
We have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are going to learn to live together and if we are to live together we have to talk.
The New York Times (1960)
I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. (8 November 1944)
My Day (1935)
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? (16 October 1939)
My Day (1935)
Little by little it dawned upon me that this law was not making people drink any less, but it was making hypocrites and law breakers of a great number of people.
My Day (1935)
Example is the best lesson there is.
Tomorrow Is Now (1963)
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable. (11 September 1941)
My Day (1935)
No writing has any real value which is not the expression of genuine thought and feeling. (20 December 1939)
My Day (1935)
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself. (15 June 1946)
My Day (1935)
Our own land and our own flag cannot be replaced by any other land or any other flag. But you can join with other nations, under a joint flag, to accomplish something good for the world that you cannot accomplish alone.
Oh! I want to put my arms around you, I ache to hold you close. Your ring is a great comfort. I look at it and think she does love me or I wouldn't be wearing it!
Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth. (22 August 1944)
My Day (1935)
To me who dreamed so much as a child, who made a dreamworld in which I was the heroine of an unending story, the lives of people around me continued to have a certain storybook quality. I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times — The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. (15 April 1943)
My Day (1935)
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
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Women are like tea bags. You never know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.
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America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed.
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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself
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I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
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