The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.
Booker T. WashingtonSuccess is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come
Booker T. WashingtonI learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Booker T. WashingtonWe must not only become reliable, progressive, skillful and intelligent, but we must keep the idea constantly before our youths that all forms of labor, whether with the hand or head, are honorable.
Booker T. Washington