There's no end to the process of learning about the Toyota Way. I don't think I have a complete understanding even today, and I have worked for the company for 43 years.

Being satisfied with the status quo means you are not making progress

It is important to know you are not above or below anyone.

A moment in time is the strangest and most powerful object in the known universe.

Not thinking critically, I assumed that the successful prayers were proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was something wrong with me.

I know no other way to associate with great tasks than as play: as a sign of greatness, this is an essential presupposition.

Old habits cannot be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed downstairs one step at a time.

I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.

I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of history is what allows me to soar.

I care not whether a man is good or evil; all that I care / Is whether he is a wise man or a fool. Go! put off holiness, / And put on intellect.