I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Character is power.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.