Mary Mcleod Bethune Quotes

"I never stop to plan. I take things step by step."
- Mary McLeod Bethune

"Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Faith, Life, First, Nothing, Service)

"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: World)

"The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood."
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
(Related: Character, Race, Worth)

"Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: History, Time, Development, Glory, Race)

"The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Heart, Chance, Rest, Will, Worth)

"Knowledge is the prime need of the hour."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Knowledge)

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Soul)

"We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Change, Power, Ideas, Courage, May, Old, Potential, Youth)

"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
(Related: Faith, Nothing)