Booker T. Washington: “It has been my aim to have them speak with directness and frankness about anything that concerns the life of the school.”

This tenderness and sympathy on the part of those held in bondage was a result of their kindly and generous nature.

I repeat my belief that the world is growing in the direction of giving.

I can scarcely imagine any torture, except, perhaps, the pulling of a tooth, that is equal to that caused by putting on a new flax shirt for the first time.

I was supremely happy in the opportunity of being able to assist somebody else.