Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“What if we measured success by 

the challenges that we have overcome 

in addition to the positions 

we have achieved in our lives.” 

 Dwayne Alvin Hearn 

President Barack Obama Quote

“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

Denzel Washington Quote

"I made a commitment to 
completely cut out drinking 
and anything that might hamper me 
from getting my mind and body together. 
And the floodgates of goodness 
have opened upon me - 
spiritually and financially." 
Denzel Washington

Maya Angelou Quote

“Something made greater by ourselves 

and in turn that makes us greater.”

Maya Angelou

Dr. Maulana Karenga Quote

“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

Condoleeza Rice Quote

“Find what you love to do. Find your passion. 
Know what makes you want to get up in the morning, 
that's all you need.” Condoleeza Rice

Nikki Giovanni Quote

“Some say we are responsible for those we love. 
Others know we are responsible for those who love us.” 
Nikki Giovanni

Harriet Tubman Quote

“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

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“Knowing that you 

love and care about me 

is the only gift that I need 

on this day or any other day!” 

Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Lena Horne Quote

“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.” 

Lena Horne

Stokley Carmichael Quote

“The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.”
Stokley Carmichael

Maya Angelou Quote

“I have found that among its other benefits, 

giving liberates the soul of the giver.” 

Maya Angelou

Michelle Obama Quote

“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 First Lady)

Dr. Martin Luther King Quote

“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

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Everything in your world is created by what you think.” 

Oprah Winfrey

Whitney Young, Jr. Quote

“It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one 

than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” Whitney Young, Jr.

Rosa Parks Quote

“Each person must live their lives as a model for others.” 
Rosa Parks

Audre Lorde Quote

“So it's better to speak remembering

we were never meant to survive."  
Audre Lorde

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

“The time is always right to do what is right.” 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tiger Woods Quote

“You just got to be patient, be focused; 

you know there are lots of distractions out there.” 

Tiger Woods

Robin Roberts Quote

“It’s hard to explain to people

how much better you feel every day,

if you have always felt pretty good and

we have all had our aches and pains,

but to actually wake up and go,

‘Boy, I thought I felt good yesterday.

I really feel good today’ -- it’s something

I’ve never experienced before.”

“I’ve always been athletic and in good health

and [doing] yoga and Pilates and those types of things,

but I can never remember a time when

I was so aware of how I was feeling and for so long.”

Robin Roberts 

(Anchor Good Morning America living with MDS)

Donna Brazile Quote

“Why you? Because there’s no one better. 

Why now? Because tomorrow isn’t soon enough.” 

Donna Brazile

Dr. Molefi Asante Quote

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

Toni Morrison Quote

“I see your life as already artful, 

just waiting and ready for you to make it art.”

Toni Morrison

Harriet Tubman Quote

“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 

and change the world.” Harriet Tubman

W.E.B. Dubois Quote

“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

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Doing the best at this moment puts you 

in the best place for the next moment.”

Oprah Winfrey

Michael Jackson Quote

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved 

and you leave this world knowing the same, 

then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”

Michael Jackson

Toni Morrison Quote

“As you enter positions of trust and power, 

dream a little before you speak.”

Toni Morrison

Wangari Maathai Quote

“We can work together for a better world 

with men and women of goodwill, 

those who radiate the intrinsic goodness 

of humankind.” Wangari Maathai

Muhammad Ali Quote

“Don't count the days, make the days count.” 

Muhammad Ali

Madame C. J. Walker Quote

“I had to make my opportunity… Don’t sit down and wait for the
opportunities to come; you have to get up and make them.”
Madame C. J. Walker

Maya Angelou Quote

“How important it is for us to recognize 

and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” 

Maya Angelou

Ball of Confusion

Ball of Confusion 
Performed by the Temptations 

People movin' out 
People movin' in 
Why, because of the color of their skin 
Run, run, run, but you sho' can't hide 
An eye for an eye 
A tooth for a tooth 
Vote for me, and I'll set you free 
Rap on brother, rap on 
Well, the only person talkin' 
'Bout love thy brother is the preacher 
And it seems, 
Nobody is interested in learnin' 
But the teacher 
Segregation, determination, demonstration, 
Integration, aggravation, 
Humiliation, obligation to our nation 
Ball of Confusion 
That's what the world is today 

The sale of pills are at an all time high 
Young folks walk around with 
Their heads in the sky 
Cities aflame in the summer time 
And, the beat goes on 

Air pollution, revolution, gun control, 
Sound of soul 
Shootin' rockets to the moon 
Kids growin' up too soon 
Politicians say more taxes will 
Solve everything 
And the band played on 
So round 'n' round 'n' round we go 
Where the world's headed, nobody knows 
Just a Ball of Confusion 
Oh yea, that's what the wold is today 

Fear in the air, tension everywhere 
Unemployment rising fast, 
The Beatles' new record's a gas 
And the only safe place to live is 
On an indian reservation 
And the band played on 
Eve of destruction, tax deduction 
City inspectors, bill collectors 
Mod clothes in demand, 
Population out of hand 
Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin' 
To the hills 
People all over the world, are shoutin' 
End the war 
And the band played on. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That's_What_the_World_Is_Today)

Everyday People

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE 
"Everyday People" 

Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong 
My own beliefs are in my song 
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then 
Makes no difference what group I'm in 
I am everyday people, yeah yeah 
There is a blue one who can't accept the green one 
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one 
And different strokes for different folks 
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee 
Oh sha sha - we got to live together 
I am no better and neither are you 
We are the same whatever we do 
You love me you hate me you know me and then 
You can't figure out the bag l'm in 
I am everyday people, yeah yeah 
There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair 
For bein' such a rich one that will not help the poor one 
And different strokes for different folks 
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee 
Oh sha sha-we got to live together 
There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one 
That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one 
And different strokes for different folks

CURTIS MAYFIELD

CURTIS MAYFIELD 
"ITS ALRIGHT LYRICS" 

They say it's alright 
Say it's alright 
It's alright, have a good time 
Cause it's alright, whoa it's alright 

Now we gonna move it slow 
When the lights are low 
When you move it slow 
It feels like more (?)Cause it's alright 
Whoa it's alright 

Now listen to the beat 
Kinda tap your feet 
You got soul 
Everybody knows that it's alright 
Whoa it's alright 

When you wake up early in the morning 
Feeling sad like so many of us do 
Hold a little soul 
And make life your goal 
And surely something's gotta come to you 

And you gotta say it's alright 
Say it's alright 
It's alright, have a good time 
Cause it's alright 
Whoa it's alright

Malcolm X Quote

“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.”

Malcolm X

Stanley Crouch Quote

“The point is, you have an ethnic heritage 

and you have a human heritage. 

Your human heritage includes 

everything of human value.” Stanley Crouch

Angela Davis Quote

“No march, movement, or agenda that defines 

manhood in the narrowest terms and 

seeks to make women lesser partners 

in this quest for equality 

an be considered a positive step.” Angela Davis

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“All that I really have is this precious moment that I am living in.”

Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Pearl Bailey Quote

“You can never find yourself until you face the truth.”
Pearl Bailey 

Ella Baker Quote

“Give light and people will find the way.” 

Ella Baker 

Maya Angelou Quote

“Let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” 
Maya Angelou

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Each challenge I encounter in life 

presents me with an opportunity 

for personal growth and development. 

I simply have to ask myself 

what I can learn from this experience.” 

King Solomon Hearn

Marian Anderson Quote

“Leadership should be born out of the understanding 

of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” 

Marian Anderson

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quote

“We must use time creatively, 

in the knowledge that the time 

is always ripe to do right.” 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks Quote

“I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up”

Rosa Parks

Arthur Ashe Quote

“You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it 

is more important than winning or losing.” Arthur Ashe

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Self-esteem means knowing that you are the dream.” 

Oprah Winfrey

Alice Walker Quote

“I have learned not to worry about love; 

but to honor its coming with all my heart.” 

Alice Walker

Nikki Giovanni Quote

“Some say we are responsible for those we love. 

Others know we are responsible for those who love us.”  

Nikki Giovanni

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“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

Dr. Maulana Karenga Quote

“It is Martin King who taught that 

a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, 

not to leave victims.” Dr. Maulana Karenga

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Yes, there are many things that need to get done, 

but in this moment I have to do nothing.” 

Oprah Winfrey

Bell Hooks Quote

“Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.”

Bell Hooks

W.E.B. Dubois Quote

“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

Sadie Delaney Quote

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

Sadie Delaney

James Baldwin Quote

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, 

but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” 

James Baldwin

The Reverend Jesse Jackson Quote

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

Langston Hughes Quote

“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

Maya Angelou Quote

“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

Betty Shabazz Quote

“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

Maya Angelou Quote

“Nothing will work unless you do.”

Maya Angelou

Muhammad Ali Quote

“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. 

But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; 

my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; 

my goals, my own; get used to me.” Muhammad Ali

Angela Davis Quote

“To understand how any society functions 

you must understand the relationship 

between the men and the women.”

Angela Davis

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

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 

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“Love is an energy that emanates from inside of me.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn 

Langston Hughes Quote

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

King Solomon Hearn Quote

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

Malcolm X Quote

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

Frederick Douglass Quote

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

Iyanla Vanzant Quote

“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

Angela Davis Quote

"Progressive 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

Bill Cosby Quote

"Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, 
but I don't believe the kids should be given homework." 
Bill Cosby

Fannie Lou Hamer Quote

"Nobody's free until everybody's free." 
Fannie Lou Hamer

Maya Angelou Quote

“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 

Jesse Owens Quote

"One chance is all you need." 
Jesse Owens

King Solomon Hearn Quote

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

George Washington Carver Quote

"When you do the common things 
in life in an uncommon way, 
you will command 
the attention of the world." 
George Washington Carver

Zina Garrison Quote

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

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quote

“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.

Nelson Mandela Quote

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

Benjamin E. Mays Quote

“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

Angela Davis Quote

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

Michael Jackson Quote

“We must learn to live and love each other before its too late” 
Michael Jackson

Bob Marley Quote

“Love would never leave us alone” 
Bob Marley

James Baldwin Quote

“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

Babatunde Olatunji Quote

“Yesterday is history. 
Tomorrow is a mystery. 
And today? Today is a gift. 
That's why we call it the present.” 
Babatunde Olatunji

Josephine Baker Quote

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

Rosa Parks Quote

“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

Maya Angelou Quote

“Life loves the liver of it.” 
Maya Angelou

Bob Marley Quote

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

Dr. Maulana Karenga Quote

“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 in wider to 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

Gwendolyn Brooks Quote

“Very early in life I became fascinated 
with the wonders language can achieve. 
And I began playing with words.” 
Gwendolyn Brooks

AWARENESS MONTH: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.