To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and ….

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour..

If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day….

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..

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

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I le….

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..

In each experience of my life, I have had to step out of one little space of the known light, into a large area of darkness. I had to stand awhile in….

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living..

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

Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt.

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

What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what the Declarat….

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 fo….

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 resour….

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

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 go….

Enter to learn; depart to serve..

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

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 ….