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 Copy Share Image
For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart. — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living. — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
I thought, maybe the difference between white folks and colored is just this matter of reading and writing. I made up my mind I… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
When they learn of Shakespeare and Goethe, we must teach them of Pushkin and Dumas. . . . Whatever the white man has done,… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
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… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible. — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
[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 Copy Share
A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough. — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
I have had more than half a century of such happiness. A great deal of worry and sorrow, too, but never a worry or… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
Greatness is largely a social accident, and almost always socially supported. — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share
