6 quotes explained
American author and disability rights activist (1880–1968)
– Helen Keller, letter to Phillips Brooks (1891), in The Story of My Life (1903)
Meaning: The things that matter most, like love, hope and friendship, are not objects. You know them through your feelings, not your eyes or hands. Keller, who was deaf and blind, was repeating what her teacher, Anne Sullivan, had told her.
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
– Helen Keller, Optimism (1903)
Meaning: Believing that things can go well is what makes people start and finish great things. Without hope, nobody even tries.
– Helen Keller, We Bereaved (1929)
Meaning: When we lose something good, a new chance usually appears. But we are often too busy feeling sad about the loss to notice it.
– Helen Keller, Let Us Have Faith (1940)
Meaning: Playing it safe all the time is not really living. Keller, who was deaf and blind, believed life only has meaning when we take risks.
– Helen Keller, The Story of My Life (1903)
Meaning: Keller, who was deaf and blind, found a perfect world in books, where her disabilities did not stop her from meeting people and ideas.
– Often attributed to Helen Keller
Meaning: One person can only achieve a small amount, but a group working together can achieve great things.
