Eugelion

“I have been made to feel sad for such persons because I am conscious of the fact that mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless he has individual worth, and mere connection with what is regarded as an inferior race will not finally hold an individual back if he possesses intrinsic, individual merit. Every persecuted individual and race should get much consolation out of the great human law, which is universal and eternal, that merit, no matter under what skin found, is, in the long run, recognized and rewarded.”
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: an autobiography

“I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine.”
― Rachel Caine, The Dead Girls' Dance

“Before the end of the year, I think I began learning that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery: an autobiography

“I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.”
― D.R. Silva