Quotes by Mary Bethune

• Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.
• I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.
• Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
• The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.
• The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.
• The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.
• Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.
• Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
• We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
• Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.