Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.
Mary McLeod Bethune

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Mary McLeod Bethune

I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.
Mary McLeod Bethune

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Mary McLeod Bethune

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.
Mary McLeod Bethune

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.
Mary McLeod Bethune

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.
Mary Mcleod Bethune

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.
Mary McLeod Bethune

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
Mary McLeod Bethune

Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.
Mary McLeod Bethune


Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Mary McLeod Bethune