"If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
Courage
"For I am my mother’s daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
Connection to Earth
"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
Empowerment
"The whole world opened up to me when I learned to read."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
Empowerment
"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
Empowerment
"In a sense, your small and simple sacrifices are the dots of daily living that make up the masterpiece painting of your life. You may not see how the dots connect now, and you don’t need to yet. Simply have faith enough for the moment you are living in now. Trust in God, and ‘out of small things [will come] that which is great’ [Doctrine and Covenants 64:33]."
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Faith
"With God all things are possible."
Faith
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Faith
"Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’"
Faith
"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’"
Faith