I shall either find a way, or make one (attributed)

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

I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few

We can no longer oversimplify. We can no longer build lazy and false stereotypes: Americans are like this, Russians are like that, a Jew behaves in such a way, a Negro thinks in a different way. The lazy generalities - 'You know how women are ... Isn't that just like a man?' The world cannot be understood from a single point of view.

...but there isn't going to be any First Lady. There is just to be plain, ordinary Mrs. Roosevelt...I never wanted to be the president's wife, and don't want it now. You don't quite believe me, do you? Very likely no one would-except possibly some woman who had had the job.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside of you.