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.
Booker T. WashingtonRead
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
Interpretation
Hard work is necessary to achieve worthwhile goals.
This quote emphasizes the idea that valuable achievements or possessions come only as a result of dedicated effort and perseverance. It suggests that success is not handed to us; instead, it must be earned through hard work and commitment.
In practice
Use this quote in a motivational speech to inspire students at a graduation ceremony.
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.
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.
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
I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?
When you learn to keep fighting in the face of potential failure, it gives you a larger skill set to do what you want to do in life. It gives you vision. But you can't acquire it if you're afraid of keeping score.
You do not have to persuade others to help you; all you need do is believe you are what you want to be and then let the world (which is nothing more than yourself pushed out) go to work to make your assumption possible.
Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
No matter where you are now, whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.
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