Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Born: October 11, 1884

Died: November 7, 1962

Nationality: American

Occupation: First Lady, politician

Biography: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition.

Eleanor Roosevelt

“I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Source/Notes: In a letter to Bernard Baruch, November 18, 1952. As quoted in: It Seems to Me: Selected Letters of Eleanor Roosevelt (University Press of Kentucky) by Leonard C. Schlup, p. 181
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Eleanor Roosevelt

“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.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Source/Notes: As quoted in Peter's Quotations : Ideas for Our Time (1972) by Laurence J. Peter, p. 5
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“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.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“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.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Source/Notes: You Learn by Living (1960 edition), Westminster John Knox Press - ISBN: 9780664244941
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“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Source/Notes: My Day (1935 - 1962)
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“It is not more vacation we need - it is more vocation.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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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

Source/Notes: Voice of America broadcast (11 November 1951)
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“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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