The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.

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

[To the patronizing train conductor who had twice said, 'Auntie, give me your ticket':] Which of my sister's sons are you?

There is a place in God's sun for the youth "farthest down" who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to reach it.

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

The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.

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.