The quotations of

Eleanor Roosevelt

American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

1884–1962

31 quotes, most often on Motivation & Goals, Love and Age.

He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more, He who loses faith, loses all.
- Faith
Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
- Age
- Virtue
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
- Justice
In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die, and the choices that we make are ultimately our responsibility.
Foreword (January 1960)
Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.
- Motivation & Goals
Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president.
- Politics
A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
My Day (1935–1962)
When you cease to make a contribution; you begin to die.
- Charity
Actors are one family over the entire world.
- Acting
Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Remember to lean back in the parade so everybody can see the president. Be sure not to get too fat, because you’ll have to sit three in the back.
- Presidency
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.
My Day (1935–1962)
- Courage
- Love
We face the future fortified with the lessons we have learned from the past. It is today that we must create the world of the future.
Tomorrow Is Now (1963), p. xv
- Time
One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.
You Learn by Living (1960), Foreword
- Decisions
- Philosophy
If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.
My Day (1935–1962) (5 November 1958)
- Television

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