Ralph Ellison Quotes

Best 30+ Ralph Ellison Messages, Quotes, and Images

It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.

It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.

Education is all a matter of building bridges.

Education is all a matter of building bridges.

When I discover who I am, I'll be free.

When I discover who I am, I'll be free.

The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.

The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.

I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.

I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.

Without the possibility of action, all knowledge comes to one labeled 'file and forget.'

Without the possibility of action, all knowledge comes to one labeled 'file and forget.'

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.

There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

I am nobody but myself.

I am nobody but myself.

What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?

What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?

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