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 overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T Washington
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. Booker T Washington
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. Booker T Washington
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T Washington
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. Booker T Washington
I believe that any man’s life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living. Booker T Washington
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T Washington