Energies Quotes

The fruit of success in all these tasks would present the world with the greatest task, and the greatest opportunity, of all. It is this: the dedication of the energies, the resources, and the imaginations of all peaceful nations to a new kind of war [on poverty].

For a democracy can keep alive only if the settlement of old difficulties clears the ground and transfers energies to face new responsibilities.

When legal contests were the sole form of activity, the ordinary Negro was involved as a passive spectator. His interest was stirred, but his energies were unemployed.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.