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There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. ― Booker T. Washington

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I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Through strength I found love in time I found myself in happiness with you. ― Alexis Jordan
Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color. One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.
My principal battle with the North Vietnamese was a moral one, and prayer was my prime source of strength. — Jeremiah Denton
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. — Calvin Coolidge
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least. ― Booker T. Washington
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.
Character, not circumstance, makes the person. ― Booker T. Washington
Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.