Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“When I focus my energy on living in the now,
in this present (precious) moment
everything is possible!” King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Molefi Kete Asante

“A wise person speaks carefully and with truth,
for every word that passes between one's teeth
is meant for something.” Molefi Kete Asante

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.” Oprah Winfrey

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“Each challenge I encounter in life presents me with an opportunity for personal growth and development. I simply have to ask myself what can I learn from this experience?”
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Michael Jackson

“And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face... and the world we once believed in will shine again in grace. Then why do we keep strangling life wound this Earth, crucify its soul. Though it's plain to see, this world is heavenly. We could be God's glow... Heal the world.”
Michael Jackson, Heal the World

Quote by Dr. Maulana Karenga

“As we move into the next decade and new era,
no lesson is more important for us to learn
from our history and culture than our need
to recognize our interrelatedness as a people
and part of humanity and our parallel need
to establish and put into wider practice
an ethics of sharing which recognizes and builds
on this interrelatedness in the most positive
and mutually beneficial ways. In fact,
this is an indispensable way to fulfill
and further our moral obligation
to constantly bring good into the world.”
Dr. Maulana Karenga

Tradition African Prayer

“Let us take care of the children,
for they have a long way to go.
Let us take care of the elders,
for they have come a long way.
Let us take care of those in between,
for they are doing the work.”
Tradition African Prayer

Quote by President Barack Obama

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” President Barack Obama

Quote by Michael Jackson

“I believe in wishes and in a person's ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a wish.. it's a goal that your conscience and subconscience can help make reality. Michael Jackson

Quote by Langston Hughes

“I've known rivers: I've known rivers
ancient as the world and older
than the flow of human blood in Human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.”
Langston Hughes

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“Following your heart's desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go.” Oprah Winfrey

Quote by Maya Angelou

“I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by Dr. Maulana Karenga

“No part of our legacy is more valuable than the unique ethical teaching of the Odu Ifa, the sacred text of our Yoruba ancestors, that we and all humans are divinely chosen to bring good into the world and that this is the fundamental meaning and mission of human life.” Dr. Maulana Karenga

Quote by Maya Angelou

“I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by Jesse Jackson

“Our dreams must be stronger than our memories.
We must be pulled by our dreams,
rather than pushed by our memories.” Jesse Jackson

Quote by Angela Davis

“To understand how any society functions
you must understand the relationship
between the men and the women.” Angela Davis

Quote by Malcolm X

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X

Quote by Dr. Martin Luther King

“The quality, not the longevity,
of one's life is what is important.”
Dr. Martin Luther King

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“This precious moment that I am living in
is the most essential part of my life!”
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Angela Davis

“We have to talk about liberating minds
as well as liberating society.”
Angela Davis

Quote by Bob Marley

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
none but ourselves can free our mind.” Bob Marley

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
Oprah Winfrey

Quote by Toni Morrison

“As you enter positions of trust and power,
dream a little before you think.” Toni Morrison

Quote by Mary McLeod Bethune

“As I give, I get.”
Mary McLeod Bethune

Quote by Gloria Naylor

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing.
There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people
to hurl themselves into their own destiny.
And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
Gloria Naylor

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.” Oprah Winfrey

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

“I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and that I think is profoundly important.” Marian Wright Edelman

Quote by Langston Hughes

“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

Quote by Jesse Jackson

“We've removed the ceiling above our dreams.
There are no more impossible dreams.” Jesse Jackson

Quote by Maya Angelou

“Life loves the liver of it.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by James Baldwin

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin

Quote by Iyanla Vanzant

“Plan your hours to be productive? Plan your weeks to be educational? Plan your years to be purposeful. Plan your life to be an experience of growth. Plan to change. Plan to grow.”
Iyanla Vanzant

Quote by Will Smith

“I don't know what my calling is,
but I want to be here for a bigger reason.
I strive to be like the greatest people
who have ever lived.” Will Smith

Quote by Michael Jackson

“You can always dream, and your dreams will come true, but you have to make them come true.” Michael Jackson

Quote by W.E.B. Dubois

“There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained.” W.E.B. Dubois

Quote by Tina Turner

“Sometimes you have to let everything go—purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything—whatever is bringing you down—get rid of it. Because you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” Tina Turner

Quote by Arthur Ashe

“Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe

Quote by Angela Davis

“Pregressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the socity in which they live, but also about the intensity social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.” Angela Davis

Quote by Jessie Owens

“It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close.”
Jesse Owens

Quote by Langston Hughes

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
Langston Hughes

Quote by Fannie Lou Hamer

“Nobody's free
until everybody's free.”
Fannie Lou Hamer

Quote by Maya Angelou

“I believe in living a poetic life, an art full life. Everything we do from the way we raise our children to the way we welcome our friends is part of a large canvas we are creating.” Maya Angelou

Quote by Nelson Mandela

“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” Nelson Mandela

Quote by W.E.B. Dubois

“The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork,
not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth,
not for fame.” W.E.B. Dubois

Quote by Imamu Amiri Baracka

“To name something is to wait for it in the place you think it will pass.” Imamu Amiri Baracka

Quote by Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro

“One woman can bring change to a family and many women together will bring change to humanity.”
Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro (Former General Secretary of World YWCA)

Quote from Optimus (Foundation Movement)

“Peace is not merely the absence of violence but the presence of justice.” Optimus (Foundation Movement)

Quote by Arthur Ashe

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” Arthur Ashe

Quote by Michelle Obama U.S. First Lady United States

“I believe that each of us--no matter what our age or background or walk of life--each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.” Michelle Obama U.S. First Lady United States

Quote by U.S. Congresswoman Barbra Jordan

“One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.”
U.S. Congresswoman Barbra Jordan

Quote by James Baldwin

“There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.” James Baldwin

African Proverb

“If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.”
African Proverb

Quote by Arthur Ashe

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Arthur Ashe

Quote by Nikki Giovanni

“I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift,
listening is a responsibility.” Nikki Giovanni

Quote by Katherine Dunham

“I used to want the words “She tried” on my tombstone.
Now I want “She did it.” Katherine Dunham

Quote by Harriet Tubman

“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

Quote by W.E.B. Dubois

“One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.” W.E.B. Dubois

Quote by Bill Cosby

“The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” Bill Cosby

Quote by W. E. B. Dubois

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”
W. E. B. Dubois

Quote by Dr. Martin Luther King

“I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind.” Dr. Martin Luther King

Quote by Martin Delany

“Every people should be originators of their own destiny.”
Martin Delany

Quote by Alice Walker (Writer)

“The most common way people give up their power
is by thinking they don't have any.”
Alice Walker

African Proverb

“It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.”
African Proverb

Quote by Maya Angelou

“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else,
you will have succeeded.” Maya Angelou

Quote by Ray Charles

“There are many spokes on the wheel of life.
First, we're here to explore new possibilities.”
Ray Charles

Quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.
You don't have to have college degree to serve.
You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.
You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Quote by Kofi Annan

“More countries have understood that women's equality
is a prerequisite for development.” Kofi Annan

Quote by Betty Shabazz

“We can say "Peace on Earth." We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology to make it happen inside us, then it will not be.”
Betty Shabazz

Quote by Josephine Baker Entertainer

“The things we truly love stay with us always,
locked in our hearts as long as life remains.”
Josephine Baker Entertainer

Quote by Alice Walker

“I have learned not to worry about love;
but to honor its coming with all my heart.” Alice Walker

Quote by Maya Angelou

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry;
to get my work done and try to love somebody
and have the courage to accept the love in return.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by Dwayne Alvin Hearn

“The fact that I know that you love and care about me
is the only gift that I need on this or any other day!”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Quote by Zora Neal Hurston

“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.”
Zora Neal Hurston

Quote by James Earl Jones

“When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons,
I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater
than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.”
James Earl Jones

Quote by Maya Angelou

“I believe that every person is born with talent.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by Sadie Delaney

“Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.”
Sadie Delaney

Quote by Booker T. Washington

“Remember that everyone's life is measured
by the power that individual has
to make the world better—this is all life is.”
Booker T. Washington

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.”
Oprah Winfrey

Quote by Sojourner Truth Quote by Sojourner Truth Abolitionist and Women's Rights Advocate

“If women want any rights more than they's got,
why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it.”
Sojourner Truth Philanthropist,
Abolitionist and Women's Rights Advocate

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“Don’t wait for happiness to come to you,
take the initiative to create it in your life.”
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Maya Angelou (Poet Laureate)

“I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.”
Maya Angelou (Poet Laureate)

Quote by Dr. Maulana Karenga

“It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle
seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.” Dr. Maulana Karenga

Quote by Maya Angelou

“Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.”
Maya Angelou (Poet Laureate)

Quote by Audre Lorde (Writer/Feminist)

“What we have to do must be done in the now.”
Audre Lorde (Writer/Feminist)

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“If you want to accomplish something in your life
take the initiative to make it happen today!
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Dr. Ralph Abernathy

“I don't know what the future may hold,
but I know who holds the future.”
Dr. Ralph Abernathy Civil Rights Activist

Quote by Maya Angelou

“I am overwhelmed
by the grace
and persistence
of my people.”
Maya Angelou

Quote by Imamu Amiri Baracka

“To name something is to wait for it
in the place you think it will pass.”
Imamu Amiri Baracka

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“I intend to always have the courage to change.”
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by Frederick Douglass

“We have to do with the past
only as we can make it useful
to the present and the future.”
Frederick Douglass

Quote by King Solomon Hearn

“Creating a better future for myself
begins in this precious moment.”
King Solomon Hearn

Quote by The Reverend Jesse Jackson

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.”
The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Quote by Dwayne Alvin Hearn

“I have come to realize that true happiness has nothing to do with how much I acquire in my life, but in finding value in everything that I experience in my life!” Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Quote by Zina Garrison

“A positive attitude can really make dreams come true -
it did for me.” Zina Garrison

Quote by James Baldwin

“Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
James Baldwin

Quote by Benjamin E. Mays

“Every person is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive, and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.” Benjamin E. Mays

Quote by Bessie Delaney

“Even with all my wrinkles! I am beautiful!”
Bessie Delaney

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“Yes, there are many things that need to get done,
but in this moment I have to do nothing.” Oprah Winfrey

QUOTE BY ROSA PARKS

“To this day I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live,
grow up, and do what we can to make this world a better place
for all people to enjoy freedom!” ROSA PARKS

AFRICAN AWARENESS MONTH: THEME FOR INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES IN FEBRUARY

“African Awareness Month” (also called “Black History Month”) is celebrated in the month of February in the United States of America and in Canada. It is a celebration of the contributions of African and African American people have made to these countries and the collective human experience.

It is also a reminder that human history is a collective and all groups have made significant contributions. Ultimately a greater understanding of the contributions that different groups have made to our human history will bring us closer to understanding that we are all a part of the same human family and there is only one “race” of people, the “human race!”

“Black History Month” was created by a historian Carter G Woodson in 1926 as “Negro History” week and later evolved into an entire month of celebrations! For the month of February I will post quotes by famous African and African American people!

My purpose for sharing these inspirational quotes with you is to encourage you and I to think about our lives in a different way, perhaps a more positive way. By changing the way we think and talk about our lives in this precious moment we have an opportunity to create a more enjoyable life experience.