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  1. "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 “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...
  2. "Character, not circumstances, make the man." – Booker T. Washington “Character, not circumstances, make the man.” – Booker T. Washington...
  3. There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. Booker T. Washington There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.InfluenceQuotations by Booker T. Washington...
  4. You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him. Booker T. Washington You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.BrotherhoodQuotations by Booker T. Washington...
  5. I will not permit any man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. Booker T. Washington I will not permit any man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.HatredQuotations by Booker T. Washington...
  6. ""The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism…. It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world, and stamp political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn." –George Washington" – George Washington “”The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism…. It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but [...]...
  7. Character, not circumstances, makes the man. Booker T. Washington Character, not circumstances, makes the man.CharacterQuotations by Booker T. Washington...