Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.
Booker T. WashingtonProgress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.
Booker T. WashingtonPolitical activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.
Booker T. WashingtonThe 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.
Booker T. Washington