721 Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.

For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

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.

Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

You always admire what you really don't understand. - Eleanor Roosevelt