The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do that counts.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONThere are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
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I early learned that it is a hard matter to convert an individual by abusing him, and that this is more often accomplished by giving credit for all the praiseworthy actions performed than by calling attention alone to all the evil done.
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And that out of this very resistance to wrong, out of the struggle against odds, they have gained strength, self-confidence, and experience which they could not have gained in any other way.
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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.
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The circumstances that surround a man’s life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure.
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It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.
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In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.
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I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver.
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Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you’ve over come
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Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
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A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.
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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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