MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES BY BLACK AUTHORS

“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” – James Baldwin

“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

“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

“The only way to deal with this life is to accept the challenges and grab the opportunities as they come.” – Maya Angelou

“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde

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

“I am my best work – a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.” – Audre Lorde

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Nelson Mandela

“Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this.” – Chaka Khan

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

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

“The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.” – Kwame Nkrumah QUOTES FOR A GOOD HEARTED PERSON

“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.” – Marcus Garvey

“The flame of ambition burns bright within us all. Don’t let anyone extinguish it.” – Cicely Tyson

“You are your only limit.” – Zora Neale Hurston

“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.” – Chadwick Boseman

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” – Malcolm X

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” – Mary McLeod Bethune

“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” – Langston Hughes