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

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

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness
Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence

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

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Change, Positive
Quoted in Providence Journal-Bulletin, 8 June 1994

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Funny, Strength

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Leadership, Loyalty
Eleanor Roosevelt, David Emblidge (1990). “Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day: The post-war years, her acclaimed columns, 1945-1952”, 1990.

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

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Cancer, Loving Life
"Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Book by Steven Covey, 1989.

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Positive, New Year

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Attitude, Courageous

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Believe, Character

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Leadership, Team

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Today, Canada Day

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Change, Positive
You Learn by Living ch. 2 (1960)

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.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Fear
Eleanor Roosevelt (1960). “You Learn by Living”, p.12, Westminster John Knox Press

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
Eleanor Roosevelt (1960). “You Learn by Living”, p.168, Westminster John Knox Press

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Good Morning, Strength
Eleanor Roosevelt (2001). “My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962”

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Anger is one letter short of danger.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Positive, Wise

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Steve Neal (2002). “Eleanor and Harry: The Correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman”, p.174, Simon and Schuster

If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.

Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspirational, Betrayed, Faults

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