“The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touche...” — Carter G. Woodson Quote

“The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all but worthless in the development of their people.”

“The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.”

“This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible.”

“Look at where Jesus went to pick people. He didn't go to the colleges; he got guys off the fishing docks.”

“I go around the country, and I speak to colleges, conferences and thousands of people at a time, and I'm like, 'Great. Fine. Whatever.' Coming to speak to about 60 kids, I am scared to death.”

“The last thing the NFL wants to do is make problems for the colleges.”