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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.

Booker T. Washington

Remember that everyone’s life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Life Measurement Power Remember World
We must reinforce argument with results.
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Argument Country People Results
I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Body Heart People
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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Long Running World
Ignorance is more costly to any State than education.
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Country Ignorance People States
Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.
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Beginning Dignity Glorify Labor Life
Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.
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Accomplishment Greatness Patience Polite Result
…those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms [of the rich] do not know how many people would be made poor, and how much sufering would result, if wealthy people were to part all at once with any large proportion of their wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business enterprises.
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Criticism People Proposition Result
Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.
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Capture Determination Patience Strength Success
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
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Inspirational Inspiring Success
A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.
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Helping Lifts Way
My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Become Life Surprise Whole
The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

End Himself Race Regard Willing World
From some things that I have said one may get the idea that some of the slaves did not want freedom. This is not true. I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.
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Freedom Ideas Myself Return Slave
We must not only become reliable, progressive, skillful and intelligent, but we must keep the idea constantly before our youths that all forms of labor, whether with the hand or head, are honorable.
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Hands Ideas Intelligent
Not how much, but how well, should be the motto. One problem thoroughly understood is of more value than a score poorly mastered.
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Mastered Problem Score Understand

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