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

You may fill your heads with knowledge or skillfully train your hands, but unless it is based upon high, upright character, upon a true heart, it will amount to nothing. You will be no better than the most ignorant.

It often requires more courage to suffer in silence than to rebel, more courage not to strike back than to retaliate, more courage to be silent than to speak.

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

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