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Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller)

(1880 – 1968) An American author, political and social activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree (an illness at the age of 19 months left her deaf and blind). A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights, and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

It is hard to interest those who have everything in those who have nothing.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.