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.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONIn the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.
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If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.
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In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.
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I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking.
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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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Whenever your life touches mine, you make me stronger of weaker… there is no escape… people drag others or lift others up.
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There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.
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I think I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help someone else.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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Success always leaves footprints.
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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
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Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.
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The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.
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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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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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