“First of my own personal requirements is inner calm. This, I think, is an essential. One of the secrets of using your time well is to gain a certain ability to maintain peace within yourself so that much can go on around you and you can stay calm inside.”
This book is a compilation of the author's insights gained through various life experiences, emphasizing the value of real-world learning and the transformative power of living fully. more
Former First Lady of the United States, political activist, and author. Eleanor Roosevelt is renowned for her exceptional social activism and contributions to civil rights. She served as the First Lady during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and continued to be actively involved in political and social affairs after his death. more
“People who 'view with alarm' never build anything.”
“Each generation supposes that the world was simpler for the one before it.”
“There is in every country an antipathy to the foreigner.”