Eleanor Roosevelt

"Let your life be your message"

"You cannot live life without making mistakes"

"Each new generation carries the responsibility of the world"

"The energy of the spirit is what moves us forward"

"Solitude is an important ally to the creative mind"

"Loyalty to truth is the highest loyalty"

"What one has to do usually can be done"

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway."

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

"If you lose money, you lose much; if you lose friends, you lose more; if you lose faith, you lose all."

"The future is literally in our hands to shape as we like. But only if we have high courage to believe in it."

"A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong she is until she's in hot water."

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give."

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."

"The giving of love is an education in itself."

"Life was meant for good friends and great adventures."

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face."

"The mind is like a piece of machinery. If we oil it and take care of it, it will run smoothly."

"Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it only takes one courageous effort to result in further opportunities for courage."

"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in their leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves."

"When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die."

"Friendship with oneself is all important, because if you do not love yourself ably, you cannot love others successfully."

"I could not at any age be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on."