Booker T. Washington: “If you haven't done your best in these respects--and many of you haven't--there is still time for you to become a…”

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 have always looked upon fame as something to be used in accomplishing good.

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.

But taking place at the time it did, and for the reason that it did, no one could ever make me believe that my mother was guilty of thieving.