As many of you know, it has been proposed to put the face of a woman on the $10 bill. Many women have been brought up in various conversations on the topic, but one seems to stand out above the rest. This frontrunner just happens to be a woman whom I have looked up to for many years of my life.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt wrote this in her memoir, "This Is My Story" (1937); it was a quote from her head mistress at finishing school. You see, Eleanor was often picked on and made fun of as a child, which resulted in her being very shy, always afraid to speak her mind for fear of what people would think. When she went to finishing school, she began to break out of her shell and become more confident in herself.
Roosevelt's words have a way of speaking to me that is hard to explain. Reading her stories gave me something to dream about when I was young. Reading them again today, I realize they have helped to shape the way I see the world.
I believe that everyone can relate to the great Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in one way or another. Her quotes have become a source of comfort for so many people. Here is a compilation of some of her beautiful quotes for you to keep with you as you navigate this crazy journey we call life.
1. "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."
2. "What would we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?"
3. "You wouldn't worry so much about what others think if you realized how seldom they do."
4. "Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product of a life well lived."
5. "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
6. "Do one thing every day that scares you."
7. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
8. "Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you will be criticized anyway."
9. "I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday."
10. "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift that is why they call it the present."
12. "You must do the thing which you think you cannot."
13. "Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure."
14. "It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan."
15. "Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be."
16. "You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."
17. "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience it to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."
18. "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."
19. "Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong."
20. "The giving of love is an education in itself."
In regard to the $10 bill, it would be great if Eleanor were on it. She influenced our history in so many ways. But if she is not, she will still always be my friend Anna. Not many people know her whole story; even fewer care to learn it. For me, learning her story gave me a new outlook on life, and I encourage you all to learn more about Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; it will not be time wasted, I promise.
