Quotes by Booker T. Washington

"I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."
— Booker T. Washington
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him."
— Booker T. Washington
"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
— Booker T. Washington
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Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American communit...