
It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual; it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, from 1933 to 1945, and reinvented the role as a platform for civil rights and social reform. Afterward she became a US delegate to the United Nations and chaired the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual; it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.Eleanor Roosevelt

Understanding is a two-way street.Eleanor Roosevelt

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.Eleanor Roosevelt
I think somehow we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.Eleanor Roosevelt

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

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.Eleanor Roosevelt