“ The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women. Booker T. Washington
“ Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T. Washington
“ No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Booker T. Washington
“ 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. Booker T. Washington
“ You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals. Booker T. Washington
“ There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Booker T. Washington
“ Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. Booker T. Washington
“ In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to… Booker T. Washington
“ Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. Booker T. Washington
“ Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day. Booker T. Washington
“ There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. Booker T. Washington
“ One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. Booker T. Washington
“ Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. Booker T. Washington
