To do the most that lies in you, you must go with a heart and head full of hope and faith in the world, believing that there is work for you to do, believing that you are the person to accomplish that work, and the one who is going to accomplish it.
This quote reflects Washington's belief in the power of hope and self-efficacy in achieving one's purpose.
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The picture of several dozen boys and girls in a schoolroom engaged in study made a deep impression upon me, and I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study in this way would be about the same as getting into paradise.
I do not know how many have noticed it, but I think that it will be found to be true that there are few instances, either in slavery or freedom, in which a member of my race has been known to betray a specific trust.
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.
Despite this disappointment, however, I determined that I would learn something, anyway.