I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so unfortunate as to get into the habit of holding race prejudice, for nothing else makes one so blind and narrow.

A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

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

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into office, or in trying to stay there after they were in.

If no other consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the Christ like work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during the last 35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a Christian.