Eleanor Roosevelt

The answer to fear is not to cower and hide; it is not to surrender feebly without contest. The answer is to stand and face it boldly. Look at it, analyze it, and, in the end, act.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The basis of all good human behavior is kindness.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The constant pressure to bring about conformity is a dangerous thing.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The hard part of loving is that one has to learn so often to let go of those we love, so they can do things, so they can grow, so they can return to us with an even richer, deeper love.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The most important word in the English language is hope.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The only joy in this hard life is serving others.

Eleanor Roosevelt