Quotes tagged ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’

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“Shirley: She went to Chicago and became a nun. I stayed in Milwaukee and became a bimbo. Laverne: You're no bimbo, Shirl. Shirley: Yes, I am. Compared to her, I'm a bimbo. Laverne: She's a nun. Compared to her, Eleanor Roosevelt's a bimbo.”

— Garry Marshall, Laverne De Fazio, Penny Marshall, imdb.com

“Mrs. Roosevelt seemed calm in her characteristic, graceful dignity. She stepped forward and placed her arm gently about my shoulder. ‘Harry,’ she said quietly, ‘the President is dead.’ For a moment, I could not bring myself to speak. The last news we had had from Warm Springs was that Mr. Roosevelt…”

— Harry S Truman, amazon.com

“A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt, keepinspiring.me

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living d…”

— Eleanor Roosevelt, positivityblog.com