Quotes from Harriet Tubman

I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was on of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive.

When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything.

There was one of two things I had a right to: liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would take the other, for no man should take me alive. I should fight for liberty as long as my strength lasted.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.

If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.

There was one of two things I had a right to: liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other; for now man should take me alive.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person now I was free. There was such glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees and I felt like I was in heaven.

God's time is always near. He gave me my strength and he set the North Star in the heavens; He meant I should be free.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer

every great dream begins with a dream

There was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other, for no man should take me alive. I should fight for my liberty as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

some people say i would rather be pushin a ford than driving a chevy, em too i love a good workout

Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the starts to change the world.

If you hear the dogs, keep going, if you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going." Harriet Tubman

I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.

If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

'Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, 'Peace, Peace, ' as much as they likes - I know it's goin' to be war!

I've heard 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' read, and I tell you Mrs. Stowe's pen hasn't begun to paint what slavery is as I have seen it at the far South. I've seen de real thing, and I don't want to see it on no stage or in no theater.

I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.'

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person now I was free — there was such a glory over everything, the sun came like gold through the trees and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven!

Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.