The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that he ought to build, or perhaps could build.
Interpretation
Seeing real achievements is far more impactful than mere discussions about potential.
Booker T. Washington emphasizes the importance of tangible accomplishments over theoretical discussions. The quote suggests that witnessing the results of hard work, particularly by marginalized communities, carries more weight and influence than simply talking about what could or should be done. It highlights the value of practical examples as motivational and transformative forces in society.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech on community development to illustrate the impact of real projects.
Leaders have devoted themselves to politics, little knowing, it seems _x000D_ that political independence disappears without economic independence _x000D_ that economic independence is the foundation of political independence.
You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time will come when you study black history too.
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.
Great men cultivate love...only little men cherish a spirit of hatred
Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He's more than decisive in every way. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.
A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.
Service to many leads to greatness- great respect, great satisfaction.
The only way to reach the mountain peaks of life is to forget about self and help other people reach greater heights.
I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.
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