Eleanor roosevelt

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which...

Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside...

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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

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.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

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.

Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.