Booker T
1856 - 1915
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Quotes
Biography
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was an influential African American educator, author, and adviser to presidents of the United States. Born into slavery, he became a leading voice for the African American community during the Reconstruction Era. Washington was the founder of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama, now known as Tuskegee University, where he promoted vocational education to empower African Americans through practical skills and economic self-reliance.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
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.
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You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.
3
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 had to overcome while trying to succeed.
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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.
5
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.