Eleanor Roosevelt

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.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Life has got to be lived – that’s all there is to it.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person’s stature is as large as one’s own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Manipulate the situation to create the reality of your desire.

Eleanor Roosevelt