Quotes for All
Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there was only one or two First Ladies in all of American history who made an impact, who people could even have recognized or identified. And it’s really only been since Jackie Kennedy that there’s been this idea that the family life of the president is such a central thing. Gail Collins
You are absolutely beautiful,\” Anne said. \”But if you see yourself, you’ll want to pin your hair back like a shepherdess in a bad play.\” (Eleanor) \”Are you saying that I normally look as if I’m tending sheep? With straw in my hair? As if I might yodel? Eloisa James
Yes Leopold,\” Eleanor said in a low, mocking voice. \”Do start to shine, please. I think I saw the rising, but I definitely missed the shining. Eloisa James
In the classics section, she had picked up a copy of The Magic Mountain and recalled the summer between her junior and senior years of high school, when she read it, how she lay in bed hours after she should have gotten up, the sheet growing warmer against her skin as the sun rose higher … Read more
You always admire what you really don’t understand. – Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt
How rude would I be, walking around and saying: ‘Hello. I’m Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently. Eleanor Mondale
For years afterwards when Amory thought of Eleanor he seemed still to hear the wind sobbing around him and sending little chills into the places beside his heart. The night when they rode up the slope and watched the cold moon float through the clouds, he lost a further part of him that nothing could … Read more
When Eleanor’s arm touched his he felt his hands grow cold with deadly fear lest he should lose the shadow brush with which his imagination was painting wonders of her. He watched her from the corners of his eyes as ever he did when he walked with her– she was a feast and a folly … Read more
I think the most important thing I wanted to say at various times to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt was that it seemed so sad to me that – I really believe they loved each other and had a great deal of affection – but because of that early hurt in their marriage, there was a … Read more
Gloria Steinem in the women’s movement. Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority. There are all of these great wonderful women I’ve met that are so inspirational. Dolores Huerta