721 Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

...no one can afford not to be a man. No position can compensate for coming face to face with a robot when you are alone.

What has happened to us in this country? If we study our own history, we find that we have always been ready to receive the unfortunate from other countries, and though this may seem a generous gesture on our part, we have profited a thousand fold by what they have brought us.

I miss you greatly dear. The nicest time of day is when I write to you. You have a stormier time than I do but I miss you as much, I think. . . . Please keep most of your heart in Washington as long as I’m here for most of mine is with you!

A woman is like a teabag. You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one.

Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

It is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.