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# A. G. Gaston

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Arthur George Gaston was an American entrepreneur who established businesses in Birmingham, Alabama. He had a significant role in the movement to remove legal barriers to integration in Birmingham in 1963. In his lifetime, Gaston's companies were some of the most prominent African-American businesse

##  Quotes by A. G. Gaston

> [Money is no good unless it contributes something to the community, unless it builds a bridge to a better life. Any man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-g-gaston/money-is-no-good-unless-it-contributes-something-to-the-community/)

[A. G. Gaston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-g-gaston/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd1/a-g-gaston-70548_african-american_money-is-no-good-unless-it-contributes-s_256029.jpg)

> [Money has no color. If you can build a better mousetrap, it won't matter whether you're black or white. People will buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-g-gaston/money-has-no-color-if-you-can-build-a-better-mousetrap-it-won-t/)

[A. G. Gaston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-g-gaston/)

[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/a-g-gaston-70548_black_money-has-no-color-if-you-can-build-a-be_560031.jpg)

> [We can't fight and beg from those we fight at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-g-gaston/we-can-t-fight-and-beg-from-those-we-fight-at-the-same-time/)

[A. G. Gaston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-g-gaston/)

[Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/a-g-gaston-70548_fighting_we-can-t-fight-and-beg-from-those-we-fig_1447069.jpg)

> [Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-g-gaston/find-a-need-and-fill-it-successful-businesses-are-founded-on-the/)

[A. G. Gaston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-g-gaston/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/a-g-gaston-70548_business_find-a-need-and-fill-it-successful-busin_2102346.jpg)

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