World peace and brotherhood are based on a common understanding of the contributions and cultures of all races and creeds

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.

For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.

Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.