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No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

#any #because #belongs #done #efforts

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

#brothers #color #men #our #them

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

#earth #high #influence #life #neutralize

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#anything #body #commitment #completely #cut

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#frightened #given #i #laziness #more

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#answer #background #basis #black #cultural

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#meets #opportunity #preparation #where

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#gave #home #i #me #messed

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#gotta #mud #part #pray #pray for

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#her #him #just #just be #know