Ready from Within Quotes

“I think young teachers today, because they have so much material, rely so much on the material that they don't use their own creative ability. Your creative ability is the thing that you need to pull out of these children their creative ability, make their eyes see what is in that picture.”
― Septima Poinsette Clark, Ready from Within: Septima Clark & the Civil Rights Movement, A First Person Narrative

“We consciously taught the message that we all lose when there is violence, and we can all win if we can find a way to resolve our differences without being destructive.”
― Septima Poinsette Clark, Ready from Within: Septima Clark & the Civil Rights Movement, A First Person Narrative

“I found out that I needed to change my way of thinking, and in changing my way of thinking I had to let people understand that their way of thinking was not the only way. We had to work together to get the changes.”
― Septima Poinsette Clark, Ready from Within: Septima Clark & the Civil Rights Movement, A First Person Narrative