The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.

Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, - this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society

The most ordinary Negro is a distinct gentleman, but it takes extraordinary training and opportunity to make the average white man anything but a hog.

But art is not simply works of art; it is the spirit that knows Beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its headkerchiefs; that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance, too.

If you want to feel humor too exquisite and subtle for translation, sit invisibly among a gang of Negro workers.

Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.

I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls.