FAMOUS BLACK QUOTES ABOUT PERSEVERANCE

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne

“I don’t have to prove myself to anyone. I am who I am, and I stand proud of that.” – Serena Williams

“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” – Madam C.J. Walker

“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington

“You have to make peace with the woman in the mirror before you can help the ones outside the window.” – Pearl Bailey

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – Wilma Rudolph

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

“I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.” – Bill Cosby

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson COUSIN SISTER QUOTES FUNNY

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“When times get tough, don’t give up – just buckle down and double up your efforts.” – Dr. Ben Carson

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

“The only way to deal with a broken dream is to hope smilingly for another dream.” – Wendell Pierce

“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” – Aisha Tyler

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” – Audre Lorde

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – James Baldwin

“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” – Marian Wright Edelman

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.” – Belva Davis

“The harder you work, the luckier you get.” – Gary Player

“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” – Elvis Presley