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

There is no escape - man drags man down, or man lifts man up.

An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.

The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with you and your 'civilization'.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

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