I have learned that 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 whil… - Booker T. Washington

Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles one overcomes while trying to succeed

Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Success is not to be measured so much by the status one has attained in life but rather by the obstacles one has overcome while trying to succeed.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

We have cleared the forests, reclaimed the land, and are building cities, railroads, and great institutions.

In a word, the Negro youth starts out with the presumption against him.

I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.