43 Quotes by Dorothy Height

Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit

If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.

We all have to do whatever we can.

We had people of all backgrounds coming together -- all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life, ... And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.

These stamps herald the struggle of men, women and children in the quest for equality, ... They are a fitting reminder that the work yet to be done must be built upon the contributions made by millions to bring our country to a better place.

A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can,t take the same things for granted.

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

We had people of all backgrounds coming together – all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.

We’ve got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.