Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.

Many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of consulting and advising with them, and letting them feel that the interests of the two are the same.

I believe that my race will succeed in proportion as it learns to do a common thing in an uncommon manner; learns to do a thing so thoroughly that no one can improve upon what it has done; learns to make its services of indispensable value.

The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.

Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.