Harriet Tubman Quotes

I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.

I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Then I was not happy or contented: every time I saw a white man I was afraid of being carried away.

I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.

I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.

I am at peace with God and all mankind.

I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.

The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.

In my dreams and visions, I seemed to see a line, and on the other side of that line were green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white ladies, who stretched out their arms to me over the line, but I couldn't reach them no-how. I always fell before I got to the line.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.

Twant me, 'twas the Lord. I always told him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect you to lead me,' and He always did.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.

If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.