The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty .
“At one point in college I was so shy that I'd drop out of a class if asked to speak in front of other people.”
“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”