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I leave you love. I leave you...

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

You white folks have long bee...

You white folks have long been eating the white meat of the chicken. We Negroes are now ready for some of the white meat instead of the dark meat.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Next to God we are indebted t...

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

I have had more than half a c...

I have had more than half a century of such happiness. A great deal of worry and sorrow, too, but never a worry or a sorrow that was not offset by a purple iris, a lark, a bluebird, or a dewy morning glory.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

There is a place in God's sun...

There is a place in God's sun for the youth "farthest down" who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to reach it.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

World peace and brotherhood a...

World peace and brotherhood are based on a common understanding of the contributions and cultures of all races and creeds

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Our children must never lose ...

Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

[To the patronizing train con...

[To the patronizing train conductor who had twice said, 'Auntie, give me your ticket':] Which of my sister's sons are you?

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Whatever the white man has do...

Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

In each experience of my life...

In each experience of my life, I have had to step out of one little space of the known light, into a large area of darkness. I had to stand awhile in the darkness, and then gradually God has given me light. But not to linger in. For as soon as that light has felt familiar, then the call has always come to step out ahead again into new darkness.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

I plunged into the job of cre...

I plunged into the job of creating something from nothing.... Though I hadn't a penny left, I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Forgiving is not about forget...

Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

If we accept and acquiesce in...

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

I never stop to plan. I take ...

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

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Whatever glory belongs to the...

Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Without faith, nothing is pos...

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

The true worth of a race must...

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

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

The drums of Africa still bea...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Faith is the first factor in ...

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Invest in the human soul. Who...

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

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

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