“Few are too young, and none too old, to make the attempt to learn.”
–Booker T. Washington, educator, author, orator and first President of the Tuskegee Institute
Posts tagged as “Quotes”
“Excellence is not an act, but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you do the best.”
–Marva Collins, educator and author
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
— Jimi Hendrix, singer/songwriter, guitar legend and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
“Whether you have a Ph.D., or a D.D. or no D., we’re in this together. Whether you’re from Morehouse or No house, we’re in this bag together.”
–Fannie Lou Hamer, civil and voting rights activist
“You are young, gifted, and black. We must begin to tell our young, there’s a world waiting for you, yours is the quest that’s just begun.”
— James Weldon Johnson, poet, civil rights activist and co-writer of “Lift Every Voice And Sing” (the Negro National Anthem)
“In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.”
— Audre Lorde, poet, writer and literary activist
“If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
–Michael Jordan, Five-Time NBA MVP
“It’s better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.”
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee, World-Class heptathlete, long-jumper and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
— Benjamin Banneker, self-educated inventor, mathematician, surveyor and architect
“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave – and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” — playwright and author Alice Childress