Eleanor Roosevelt ( 10 of 52 )
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read read more
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?
This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?
I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all read more
I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable.
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I read more
I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I will always feel that way no matter how old I am.
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. read more
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most read more
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving read more
One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving a people is to suppress the sources of information, not only by burning books but by controlling all the other ways in which ideas are transmitted.
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom read more
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.
