વસ્યા Quotes

You may think it was a very little thing,

and in these days it seems to me like a trifle,

but it was a most important incident in my life.

I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy,

had earned a dollar in less than a day;

that by honest work, I had earned a dollar.

I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

I’ve found that there is always some beauty left in nature,

sunshine,

freedom,

in yourself;

these can all help you.

I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913.

I was allowed to read.

My mother, who was a teacher,

taught me when I was a very young child.

The first school I attended was a small building

that went from first to sixth grade.

There was one teacher for all of the students.

There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

No matter what people

tell you,

words and ideas can

change the world.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,

'always do what you are afraid to do.'

If the freedom of speech is taken

away then dumb and silent we may be led,

like sheep to the slaughter.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain

what I consider the most enviable of all titles,

the character of an honest man.

When you reach the

end of your rope,

tie a knot in it and

hang on.

I liked working with smart people.

Set your heart on doing good.

Do it over and over again.

Life is about capturing fleeting moments

and turning them into meaning.

Dreams are free.

Goals have a cost.

Don’t follow the crowd,

let the crowd follow you.

You learn more from mistakes than victories.

The broader one's understanding of the

human experience, the better design we will have.

You can’t cheat the grind;

it knows how much you’ve invested.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Shallow men believe in luck.

Strong men believe in cause and effect.

I gotta stay real to myself,

that’s the code.