Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

In a world in which we are exposed to more information, more options, more philosophies, more perspectives than ever before, in which we must choose the values by which we will live (rather than unquestioningly follow some tradition for no better reason than that our own parents did), we need to be willing to stand on our own judgment and trust our own intelligence-to look at the world through our own eyes-to chart our course and think through how to achieve the future we want, to commit ourselves to continuous questioning and learning-to be, in a word, self-responsible.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

I don't substitute anybody else's judgment for my own.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own..

Each of you, as an individual, must pick your own goals. Listen to others, but do not become a blind follower.

Children have their own mind.

You must think for yourself, what you must do. If someone tells you, then you are not trying. -An-mei

Forget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.

Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders.

I also believe that everyone needs to think independently and make their own decisions on what makes the most sense.

Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.

Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions.

The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.

I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

He who dares not reason, is a slave.

It's always a good idea to let the audience make up their own minds.

The capacity to make free choices is not something we either have entirely or not at all. Rather, choices become freer the more they are the result of our own capacity to reflect on and assess facts and arguments.

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

Liberty belongs only to those who have the gift of reason.

It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.

I've never been one to let others decide what's right for me or my children.