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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

I thought, maybe the differen...

I thought, maybe the difference between white folks and colored is just this matter of reading and writing. I made up my mind I would know my letters.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

What does the Negro want? His...

What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say, what the Four Freedoms establish. While he knows these ideals are open to no man completely, he wants only his equal chance to obtain them.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Enter to learn; depart to ser...

Enter to learn; depart to serve.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

If we have the courage and te...

If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

A woman is free if she lives ...

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

We have a powerful potential ...

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Without faith, nothing is poss...

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

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

To those of you with your year...

To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job!

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Studying goes deeper than mere...

Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Enter to learn; depart to serv...

Enter to learn; depart to serve.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

The progress of the world will...

The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

A woman is free if she lives b...

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Education is the great America...

Education is the great American adventure, the world's most colossal democratic experiment.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

World peace and brotherhood ar...

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

Believe in yourself, learn, an...

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

Forgiving is not about forgett...

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

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

I have had more than half a ce...

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

When they learn of Shakespeare...

When they learn of Shakespeare and Goethe, we must teach them of Pushkin and Dumas. . . . Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

Mary McLeod Bethune 50 quotes

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