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

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.
Booker T. Washington

To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him.
Booker T. Washington

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

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
Booker T. Washington

We must reinforce argument with results.
Booker T. Washington

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.
Booker T. Washington