African American Quotes - Page 2

• It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

  Audre Lorde

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Equality

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• Today, we have come a distance. We have made a lot of progress. That cannot be denied. You cannot dispute the fact that our country is so different from 50 years ago. But we still have problems. There are too many people that have been left out and left behind, and they are African American, they are White, Latino, Asian American, and Native American.

  John Lewis

  Country, Distance, Native American

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Life, Heart

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 17, 2015

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• The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

  B. B. King

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "The Charlotte Observer", p. 2D, October 5, 1997.

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• No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.

  Russell Simmons

  Change, Optimistic, People Changing

  Twitter post from Aug 09, 2016

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• When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.

  Tyler Perry

  Strong Women, Moving, Heaven

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• You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes us move.

  Ossie Davis

  Change, Art, Moving

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• Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Change, Travel

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• If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

  Booker T. Washington

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

  Nikki Giovanni

  Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

  Nikki Giovanni (1994). “Racism 101”, William Morrow & Co

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• Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

  Andre Leon Talley

  Inspiration, Pursuit Of Happiness, Luxury

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  A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

  Jackie Robinson

  Inspirational, Life, Basketball

  "I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson". Book by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett, 1972.

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  It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.

  Ella Fitzgerald

  Happiness, Inspiring, Success

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• When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back.

  Leon Brown

  Life, Storm, Energy

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• It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.

  Coretta Scott King

  Strong, Mistake, Power

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• Mistakes are the stepping stones to wisdom, we learn from trial & error, we become wise by understanding problems.

  Leon Brown

  Life, Wise, Baseball

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• To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

  Tony Dorsett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Tony Dorsett, Harvey Frommer (1989). “Running tough: memoirs of a football maverick”, Doubleday Books

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  One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Badass, Who I Am

  Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs

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• Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Inspiring, Perseverance, Work

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• Your life is a product of your thoughts, what you think about all day becomes the basis of your life.

  Leon Brown

  Life, Baseball, Thinking

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  Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press

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  I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan (p. 129), 1994.

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• Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspiring, Forgiveness, Heart

  Twitter post from Apr 06, 2014

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  Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

  Satchel Paige

  Thanksgiving, Thank You, Baseball

  Quoted in Deirdre Mullane, Words to Make My Dream Children Live: A Book of African American Quotations (1995)

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