Eleanor Roosevelt

"Give people respect and they will show respect back."

"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."

"I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun."

"Hate and bitterness can never drive out hate and bitterness. Only love can do that."

"It is quality rather than quantity that matters."

"Every woman wants to be first to someone."

"If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; if he betrays you twice, it is your fault."

"The earning of money is not the root of all evil as some ministers would have us believe."

"I think the hardest thing to overcome is the fear within yourself."

"Great energy only comes from great desire."

"I was a very active, normal, healthy, positive child. I had a tendency to collect and care for wounded things."

"I am my own woman and my own boss."

"I felt that I could be a tare among the wheat."

"I never thought that I would be a leader."

"No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful."

"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art."

"I have often thought that the best way to know a man is to observe his reaction to something he cannot control."

"Every moment spent in hate is a moment of happiness lost."

"For it is only fruitless to regret things over which one has no control."

"I must have a reason to get up in the morning."

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

"I'm not afraid of anyone commenting on my appearance, at least."

"Perhaps the purpose of being stuck in traffic on an interstate is to practice patience and forbearance."

"The duty of a human being is to assume the responsibility of the world."

"I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside."

"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it."

"You cannot live your life to please others. The only person you must live your life for is you."

"I believe that everyone has a right to a useful and honorable place in the world."

"One of my maxims is always to turn a disaster into an opportunity."

"The greatest good we can do is to encourage others to do good."