Nannie Helen Burroughs quotes

Nannie Helen Burroughs quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“At times we feel wounded, hurt, disappointed, disgusted, resentful, sick of it all. At other times we feel skeptical, outraged, robbed, beaten. We chafe, hate, overlook. Then again we feel like ignoring, defying and fighting for every right that belongs to us as human beings.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“Education and justice are democracy's only life insurance.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“Anything that is as old as racism is in the blood line of the nation. It's not any superficial thing-that attitude is in the blood and we have to educate about it.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit for trying.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“When the Negro learns what manner of man he is spiritually, he will wake up all over. He will stop playing white even on the stage. He will rise in the majesty of his own soul.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for crusade, for we've recognized that we're a race on this continent that can work out its own salvation.”
-- Nannie Helen Burroughs

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“Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.”
“When the guy says go, you start to suffer - or you might as well not be out there. It's a small piece of your life, make it hurt.”
“Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.”

Source : Aaron Sorkin's Commencement Address at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, news.syr.edu. May 13, 2012.
“Hold her for me. Hold her tight. Don't let her be lonely. Don't let her hurt. Please.”
“I love writing, but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, 'You may have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over, Giftless. I'm not your agent and I'm not your mommy: I'm a white piece of paper. You wanna dance with me?' and I really, really don't. I'll go peaceable-like.”
“I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.”
“Staying with him. Letting him touch you, hold you, GOD. It's eating me alive. You may be keeping Sawyer from hating me but you're only making me hate him”
“I love the saliheen (pious people) even though Iâ€™m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them.”
“Approach or come: refers not to the physical act of coming, but to the mental attitude; the heart is mentioned for sincerity. When they sincerely promise not to fight against you, do not pursue them. Remember that if they had fought against you, your difficulties would have been increased. Their neutrality itself may be a great advantage to you. So long as you are satisfied that they are sincere and their acts support their declarations of peace with you, you should not consider yourself justified in pursuing them and warring against them.”

Source : Abdullah Yusuf Ali (2004). “The Meaning of the Holy Qu'ran”, Amana Pubns
“You must never tire fighting Satan.”

Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.41, Courier Corporation

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