Roosevelt quotes

Roosevelt quotes

September 6, 2010


Happiness is not a goal, it is a by product.
- Eleanor Roosevelt


Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt


I ask only that what every self-respecting American demands from himself and from his sons shall be demanded of the American nation as a whole.
- Theodore Roosevelt


I believe, I have always believed, and I will always believe in private enterprise as the backbone of economic well-being in America.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt


I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived.
- Eleanor Roosevelt


I have not sought. I do not seek, I repudiate the support of any advocate of Communism or of any other alien "ism" which would by fair means or foul change our American democracy.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt


I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again. Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt


I pledge you, I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt


If I were asked to state the great objective which Church and State are both demanding for the sake of every man and woman and child in this country, I would say that that great objective is "a more abundant life."
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt


If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter. I do not mean simply the famous people of the world, but people from every walk and condition of life.
- Eleanor Roosevelt