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I am true to my own race. I wish to see all done that can be done for their encouragement, to assist them in acquiring property, in becoming intelligent, enlightened, useful, valuable citizens.

If I allow the fact that I am a Negro to checkmate my will to do, now, I will inevitably form the habit of being defeated.

You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.

We're here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat.

I know that my race must change.

I am looking forward to my next race. What comes, comes.

Every single thing in my life is built around race.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

I race to win, not to please people.

I've got to win every race.