“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.”

“For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.”

“The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.”

“Without faith nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”

“Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt”

“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.”

“I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you a respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity. I leave you a desire to live harmoniously with your fellow men. I leave you finally, a responsibility to our young people.”