The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.

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I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

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

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

There is a place in God's sun for the youth 'farthest down' who has the...

There is a place in God's sun for the youth 'farthest down' who has the...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

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

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

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...

People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a...

People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a...

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The king is the man who can.

The king is the man who can.

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what...

There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what...

All we are asked to bear we can bear

All we are asked to bear we can bear

Im not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of...

Im not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of...

An artist is only an ordinary man with a greater potentiality--same stuff, same make up,...

An artist is only an ordinary man with a greater potentiality--same stuff, same make up,...

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.

The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be...

The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Youth is a religion from which one always ends up being converted

Youth is a religion from which one always ends up being converted