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If we are not free,

no one will respect us.

People will come to love their oppression,

to adore the technologies

that undo their capacities to think.

What gets measured gets managed.

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.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,

none but ourselves can free our minds.

All mankind… being all equal and independent,

no one ought to harm another in his life,

health, liberty, or possessions.

I'm always asked 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

Change doesn’t happen from the top down;

it happens from the bottom up.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions

drown out your own inner voice.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character,

caliber,

and future of an individual.

If the people remember me as a good teacher,

that will be the biggest honour for me.

Second is the first to lose.

A person's a person,

no matter how small.

Fun is good.

I talked and talked of everything

I know about the white man's inhuman treatment of the Negro.

If you don't have it,

don't worry about it.

I'll find someone who does.

Faith is to believe what you do not see;

the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Speak your mind,

even if your voice shakes.

There were times when I had great times with my brothers,

pillow fights and things,

but I was,

used to always cry from loneliness.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.