Madam C. J. Walker Quotes

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there, I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there, I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.

Don’t sit down and wait for opportunities to come. Get up and make them.

I am not ashamed of my past and don't intend to be ashamed of it.

I am not satisfied in making money for myself. I endeavor to provide employment for hundreds of the women of my race.

?There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard.

?It’ pretty hard for the Lord to guide you if you haven’t made up your mind which way to go.”