Remarkable mind
Helen Keller
American author, lecturer and disability-rights advocate · 1880–1968
Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing in early childhood and learned to communicate with the support of her teacher Anne Sullivan. She became an author, public lecturer and advocate whose work addressed disability rights, education, suffrage, labor and social equality.
Selected works and contributions
- The Story of My Life
- The World I Live In
- Out of the Dark
Ideas to explore
- Courage
- Education
- Equality
- Perseverance
Helen Keller quotes in the generator
“Keep yourself to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”
— Helen Keller
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.”
— Helen Keller
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
— Helen Keller
“We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.”
— Helen Keller
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
— Helen Keller
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.”
— Helen Keller
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