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“To be clear, she always admired hard workers: she just didn't see the point of laboring to benefit someone else. "If you're going to work hard," she used to say, "you might as well work hard for yourself.” Hard WorkIndependenceEntrepreneurship Book:The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers Source: The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
“My mother's message to black and white folks alike was clear: It's nobody's business what I do for my children, nor how I manage to do it.” ParentingMinding Your Own Business Book:The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers Source: The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
“...she had little use for separate but so-called equal. My mother understood from her Southern roots a basic principle that still rings true; where there's a white presence, there will be amenities. She wanted grocery stores with quality produce, and roads that got repaired and streeetlights that came on magically at dusk and garbage that got collectd on time.” Equality Of Opportunity Book:The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers Source: The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers