In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
Eleanor Roosevelt

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Other quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

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.

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

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

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.