Eleanor Roosevelt

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

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

“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 must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

“A <strong class="highlight">womanstrong> is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”

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

“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”

“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”

“Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.”

“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”

“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

“Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

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

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

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

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