Franklin Delano Roosevelt/governor of New York 1929%e2%80%931932

Famous quotes containing the words roosevelt, governor and/or york:

    Always be on time. Never try to make any personal engagements. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Never be disturbed by anything. Always do what you’re told to do as quickly as possible. Remember to lean back in a parade, so that people can see your husband. Don’t get too fat to ride three on a seat. Get out of the way as quickly as you’re not needed.
    —Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)

    It is better to have the power of self-protection than to depend on any man, whether he be the Governor in his chair of State, or the hunted outlaw wandering through the night, hungry and cold and with murder in his heart.
    Lillie Devereux Blake (1835–1913)

    Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.
    Maureen Dowd, U.S. journalist. The New York Times, “Giant Puppet Show,” (September 10, 1995)