Eleanor Roosevelt: Trending quotes (page 3)

“If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.”

“Understanding is a two-way street.”

“If anyone were to ask me what I want out of life I would say- the opportunity for doing something useful, for in no other way, I am convinced, can true happiness be attained.”

“There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.”

“It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual; it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.”

“What you don't do can be a destructive force.”

“Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.”

“I could never be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

“He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”

“I am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don't make up their minds, someone will do it for them.”

“Never be bored, and you will never be boring.”

“If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you’ll have a wonderful time doing it.”

“Be confident, not certain”

“I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.”

“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.”

“Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.”

“Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?”

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

“You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.”