A successful life for a man or for a woman seems to me to lie in the knowledge that one has developed to the limit the capacities with which one was endowed; that one has contributed something constructive to family and friends and to a home community; that one has brought happiness wherever it was possible; that one has earned one's way in the world, has kept some friends, and need not be ashamed to face oneself honestly.
Eleanor RooseveltRemember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one.
Eleanor RooseveltWe have reached a point today where labor-saving devices are good only when they do not throw the worker out of his job.
Eleanor RooseveltOur obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too.
Eleanor RooseveltTo appear to be on the inside and know more than others about what is going on is a great temptation for most people. It is a rare person who is willing to seem to know less than he does ... Somehow, people seem to feel that it is belittling to their importance not to know more than other people.
Eleanor Roosevelt