Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Eleanor Roosevelt
American political figure, diplomat, and activist
Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was best known as the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four presidential terms from 1933 to 1945, and for the public role she shaped beyond the White House. After becoming widowed in 1945, she represented the United States at the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. She played a leading part in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in building support for it around the world. Her work was widely recognized in 1948, when the assembly gave her a standing ovation after adopting the declaration.
More from Eleanor Roosevelt (107 quotes) →More quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.”Eleanor Roosevelt
- “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”Eleanor Roosevelt
- “My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.”Eleanor Roosevelt
Explore Reflections
- “When I was a kid, I got really great advice from someone who is so important to me and someone who I respect…”Drew Barrymore
- “Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.”Boy George
- “Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doc…”Phil Donahue
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Eleanor Roosevelt
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
2000
You learn by living
1960
It's up to the women
1933
If you ask me
1946
Eleanor Roosevelt's My day
1989