I Thought, Maybe The Difference Between White

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.

Believe In Yourself, Learn, And Never Stop Wanting To Build A Better World.

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.

The Whole World Opened To Me When I Learned To Read.

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 Of My Resources. I Had Faith In A Living God, Faith In Myself, And A Desire To Serve.