From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could.

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

Education is the great American adventure, the world's most colossal democratic experiment.

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.

I never stop to plan. I take things step-by-step.

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.