Explore Quotes by Mary Mcleod Bethune

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

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

I do feel, in my dreamings and yearnings, so undiscovered by those who are able to help me.

When they learn of Shakespeare and Goethe, we must teach them of Pushkin and Dumas. . . . Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

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

Enter to learn; depart to serve.

Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.

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.

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.

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

I plunged into the job of creating something from nothing.... Though I hadn't a penny left, I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.