36 Quotes by Madam C. J. Walker

I refuse to be labeled immoral merely because I am godless.

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

You might say that I was the first and caused others to awaken to the sense of their duty in helping deserving causes for the benefit of the race.

I am not ashamed of my past. I am not ashamed of my humble beginning.

America doesn’t respect anything but money. What our people need is a few millionaires.

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

There is no royal flower strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for whatever success I have attained has been the result of much hard work and many sleepless nights.

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.

If I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard.