No one can make you feel inferior without your consent - ER

My notes: CC just told me the famous quote of ER. But, my famous ER's quote was "things happen for the best." "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."

Eleanor Roosevelt was not an orphan, but she did face significant adversity and loss during her childhood. Her parents, Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Hall Roosevelt, were both prominent members of New York society. However, her father struggled with alcoholism and mental illness, and her parents' marriage was tumultuous. When Eleanor was just eight years old, her mother died from diphtheria, and two years later, her father also passed away from alcoholism-related issues. After her parents' deaths, Eleanor and her younger brother, Hall, were cared for by their maternal grandmother, Mary Livingston Ludlow Hall. Despite these early challenges, Eleanor went on to become a highly influential figure in American history, championing social justice, human rights, and democratic principles throughout her life.

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Eleanor and Franklin (1976) is a mini-series broadcast on ABC on January 11, 1976, starring Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt.

It was based on the 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling biography by Eleanor's personal secretary, Joseph P. Lash.

The film relates their lives in flashback from the perspective of the the newly-widowed Eleanor (in 1945), who recalls

- the time they were children as cousins who met briefly

- their courtship and marriage

- bearing and raising a large family

- her social efforts as he rises to Assistant Secretary of the Navy in World War I

- his hidden affair with Lucy Mercer

- her help and encouragement with his famous bout with the affliction of polio

- her campaigning with Louis Howe, their mentor, crony and campaign manager during her husband’s runs for political offices in the New York state legislature

- his unsuccessful effort for Vice President in 1920

- his election as Governor of New York and his rivalry with the failed candidate for the presidency in 1928, Al Smith

- his election to the Presidency in 1932 during the "Great Depression."

Part two, about FDR's years in the White House and World War II, is here:    • Eleanor and Franklin part 2: The Whit...   More movies about American presidents:    • Playlist  

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While Eleanor Roosevelt is known for many inspiring quotes, the specific phrase "things happen for the best" is not attributed to her. However, she did express similar sentiments in various ways throughout her writings and speeches, emphasizing the importance of maintaining optimism and resilience in the face of adversity.

One of her famous quotes that captures this idea is: "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility." This quote reflects her belief in the power of personal agency and the ability to find meaning and purpose in life's challenges.

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Here are some notable quotes attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt:

1. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

2. "Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you'll be criticized anyway."

3. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

4. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

5. "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

6. "You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

7. "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."

8. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."

9. "You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude."

10. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Eleanor Roosevelt, known for her advocacy for human rights and as the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, left behind a legacy of wisdom and inspiration through her words and actions.