Franklin D. Roosevelt Inspirational Quotations

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.