--- title: "1 Negro Woman Quotes By Madam C. J. Walker" description: "1 Negro Woman quotes by Madam C. J. Walker. Plus more from Madam C. J. Walker and more Negro Woman sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/madam-c-j-walker-18546_down-and_i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-mone_194997.png" --- > [I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race. ... I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-money-for-myself-for-i-am/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/madam-c-j-walker-18546_down-and_i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-mone_194997.png) ## More by Madam C. J. Walker > [In a dream, a big black man appeared to me and told me what to mix up for my hair. I made up my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/in-a-dream-a-big-black-man-appeared-to-me-and-told-me-what-to-mix-up/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-money-for-myself-for-i-am/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [The girls and women of our race must not be afraid to take hold of business endeavor and, by patient industry, close economy, determined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/the-girls-and-women-of-our-race-must-not-be-afraid-to-take-hold-of/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-am-a-woman-who-came-from-the-cotton-fields-of-the-south-from-there/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [IT'S PRETTY HARD for the Lord TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE UP YOUR MIND WHICH WAY TO GO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/it-s-pretty-hard-for-the-lord-to-guide-you-if-you-haven-t-made-up/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [There is no royal flower strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for whatever success I have attained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/there-is-no-royal-flower-strewn-path-to-success-and-if-there-is-i/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [One night I had a dream, and in that dream a big black man appeared to me and told me what to mix up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/one-night-i-had-a-dream-and-in-that-dream-a-big-black-man-appeared-to/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [You might say that I was the first and caused others to awaken to the sense of their duty in helping deserving causes for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/you-might-say-that-i-was-the-first-and-caused-others-to-awaken-to-the/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-have-made-it-possible-for-many-colored-women-to-abandon-the-washtub/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I have always held myself out as a hair culturist. I grow hair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-have-always-held-myself-out-as-a-hair-culturist-i-grow-hair/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [As I bent over the washboard and looked at my arms buried in soapsuds, I said to myself, 'What are you going to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/as-i-bent-over-the-washboard-and-looked-at-my-arms-buried-in-soapsuds/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/don-t-sit-down-and-wait-for-the-opportunities-to-come-get-up-and-make/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I have built my own factory on my own ground, 38 by 208 feet. I employ in that factory seven people, including a bookkeeper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-have-built-my-own-factory-on-my-own-ground-38-by-208-feet-i-employ/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [I want the great masses of my people to take a greater pride in their personal appearance and to give their hair proper attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-want-the-great-masses-of-my-people-to-take-a-greater-pride-in-their/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) > [Perseverance is my motto!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/perseverance-is-my-motto/) [Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/negro-woman/madam-c-j-walker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Negro Woman Quotes By Madam C. J. 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