Eleanor Roosevelt

Born on October 11, 1884 in New York, Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to become the First Lady of the United States in
1933. She completed her formal education in 1902 and became engaged with Franklin Roosevelt, the fifth cousin of
her father. They married on March 17, 1905. Later in 1921 when Franklin suffered from paralysis of his legs, his wife
Eleanor stood by him through those difficult times and it was due to her encouragement that he could return to
politics. She worked towards reforms in education and was active in the women's suffrage movement. She brought
about reforms to the lives of the African-Americans.
After the demise of her husband in 1945, Eleanor had to step down from the position of the First Lady. In the
following year, she chaired the UN Human Rights. She drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, thereby
establishing equality in society. She worked for the uplift of the underprivileged and opened the doors of hope for
many. Her death on November 7, 1962 meant the loss of an able diplomat, activist and a great leader.

Quotations
A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and
damned if you don't.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
If someone betrays you once, its their fault; if they betray you twice, its your fault.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You cant live long enough to make them all yourself.
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back
on life.
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you.
When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer
and richer experience.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You
must do the thing you think you cannot do.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.