Booker T. Washington Quotes

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.

Booker T. Washington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915

Topics

LifeSuccessObstaclesOvercomeHe

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

Joan Collins

LifeQuestionsPersonalSecretMany

Your brand is your name, basically. A lot of people don't know that they need to build their brand; your brand is what keeps you moving.

Meek Mill

PeopleMovingBrandNameYouKnow

You want to be in shape going into camp and be ready to go.

Rob Gronkowski

YouReadyGoWantShapeGoing

When I can't sleep, I'll start thinking about how many shows I've done, count up the number of television shows and movies.

Robert Wagner

SleepStartThinkingTelevisionDone

I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle.

Michael Stuhlbarg

LifeStruggleYourselfBattleYou

Every actor has an obsession with their hair. You can see it on set, and you start to realize it's completely silly. I can be very obsessed by my hair, but all these hours spent trying to style it are useless, because ultimately, you can't change your haircut. It's all the same.

Louis Garrel

ChangeStyleHairStartHaircutYou

Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away and every ounce of energy you try to give away as the sweat pours out your body like the music that you play.

Jon English

MusicEnergyYouBodyPlaySweat

I actually enjoy wearing the corsets required in some period films.

Dinah Sheridan

EnjoySomeWearingPeriodActually

Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.

Diane Keaton

GreatBestManMeWritingGreat Man

School's not for everyone, but I'm not telling people to leave school.

Courtney Eaton

SchoolPeopleEveryoneLeaveTelling

If I'm in a room with 100 people, will I be able to find one person I'd like to have dinner with? Probably not.

Bryant Gumbel

PeopleDinnerFindPersonWillRoom

In first grade, I told my friends I had a third story in my house filled with jewels and lions.

Kendall Jenner

StoryFriendsHouseFirstJewels

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