Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt

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.

Consider the truly happy people you know. I think it is unlikely that you will find that circumstances have made them happy. They have made themselves happy in spite of circumstances.

The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares.

We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a very real sense, by the time we are adult, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.

Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.

Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Each of us, ultimately, is responsible in large part for the welfare of his community, for the kind of government he has, for the world he lives in.

The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who hold to the original traditions of our nation. To change these traditions by changing our traditional attitude toward public education would be harmful, I think, to our whole attitude of tolerance in the religious area.

It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

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