“The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in...” — Booker T. Washington Quote

“The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.”

“You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.”

“We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.”

“I have always done justice to my role and I don't worry about being overshadowed.”

“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”

“So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.”