Do not yet see, that, if the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. 

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

Self-command is the main elegance.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

The meaning of good and bad, of better and worse, is simply helping or hurting.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

People will never forget how you made them feel.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power.

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.

Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.

It will never make any difference to a hero what the laws are. His greatness will shine and accomplish itself unto the end, whether they second him or not.

There is something which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.

I believe that quality level is determined primarily by the actual design of the product itself, not by quality control in the production process.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

A man is a god in ruins.

Give and it shall be given you.