Booker T. Washington Quotes
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Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
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In all things social as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
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Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.
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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.
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If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.
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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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The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.
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Cast down your bucket where you are.
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We have cleared the forests, reclaimed the land, and are building cities, railroads, and great institutions.
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My whole life has largely been one of surprises. I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant, unexpected encouragements of this kind if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day of his life - that is, tries to make each day reach as nearly as possible the high-water mark of pure, unselfish, useful living.
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Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.
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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.