Quote by Thurgood Marshall
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots. – Thurgood Marshall

Other quotes by Thurgood Marshall

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. – Thurgood Marshall

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A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. Its not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. – Thurgood Marshall

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What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. – Karl Menninger

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. – Alexander the Great

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions. – Author Unknown

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