Quotes of: Eleanor-roosevelt Keyword

Music oft hath such a charm To make bad good, and good provoke to harm.

Measure for Measure

I tell myself that with enough effort, I can control my feelings.

Maybe Someday

[A]lthough wisdom is built on life experience, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

My Beloved World

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

My Beloved World

[T]he habit of living as if in the shadow of death has remained with me, and I consider that, too, a gift.

My Beloved World

If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style.

The Naked Civil Servant; How To Become A Virgin; Resident Alien

Bulgaria, I reflected as I walked back to the hotel, isn’t a country; it’s a near-death experience.

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.

New Nationalism Speech by Teddy Roosevelt

The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.

The Omnibus of Crime

Often, little brother, there is no smoke without fire.

The Lady Elizabeth

Republics exist as long as the people "adhere to principles and virtue.

The Life of Andrew Jackson

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

Literature and Revolution

So I learned two things that night, and the next day, from him: the perfection of a moment, and the fleeting nature of it.

Memoirs of Cleopatra

Pat, it's not sexual – it's modern dance.

The Silver Linings Playbook

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches." by Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Spellbound

Politics is the name we give to the orchestration of power in any society.

Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Bright star of Eanna, forgive me the manner of this, but you are the harbor of my soul’s journeying.

Tigana

It troubled him to get used to the world one way and then suddenly have it turn different.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Nanny's words made Janie's kiss across the gatepost seem like a manure pile after a rain

Their Eyes Were Watching God

I have been made to realize tonight that there are limits to what I wish to do or see done for any cause.

Tigana