I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

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

Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.

The circumstances that surround a man's life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure.

Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.

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.

Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.