PRECIOUS MOMENT LIVING

Betty Habazz Quote

2012-02-11T00:04:00.000-08:00

“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 Habazz

Maya Angelou Quote

2012-02-11T00:03:00.000-08:00

“Nothing will work unless you do.”
Maya Angelou

Muhammad Ali Quote

2012-02-11T00:02:00.000-08:00

“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

2012-02-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

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

James Earl Jones

2012-02-10T23:59:00.002-08:00

“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

2012-02-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

“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

2012-02-10T23:55:00.000-08:00

I know that without self-love there is no concept of true love.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Audre Lorde Quote

2012-02-09T23:12:00.000-08:00

“What we have to do must be done in the now.”
Audre Lorde

Arthur Ashe Quote

2012-02-09T23:11:00.002-08:00

“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

2012-02-09T23:11:00.000-08:00

“I want to squeeze every last drop out of life,
but I'm only interested in more time if it can be filled
with meaning and joy and creative thinking.
In other words, I'd like to hang on to my energy and focus
for as long as humanly possible...and then some.”
Oprah Winfrey

Audre Lorde Quote

2012-02-08T22:49:00.002-08:00

“What we have to do must be done in the now.”
Audre Lorde

Arthur Ashe Quote

2012-02-08T22:49:00.000-08:00

“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

2012-02-08T22:48:00.001-08:00

Katherine Dunham Quote

2012-02-07T00:07:00.001-08:00

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

Arthur Ashe Quote

2012-02-07T00:06:00.001-08:00

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

Maya Angelou Quote

2012-02-06T23:43:00.003-08:00

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

Kofi Annan Quote

2012-02-06T23:43:00.001-08:00

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

Ray Charles Quote

2012-02-06T23:42:00.002-08:00

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

Zora Neal Hurston

2012-02-06T23:42:00.000-08:00

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

Langston Hughes Quote

2012-02-05T23:09:00.000-08:00

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

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-02-05T23:08:00.002-08:00

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

Imamu Amiri Baracka

2012-02-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

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

U.S. Congresswoman Barbra Jordan

2012-02-05T23:07:00.001-08:00

“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

Malcolm X Quote

2012-02-04T22:36:00.000-08:00

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

Frederick Douglass Quote

2012-02-04T22:35:00.001-08:00

“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

2012-02-04T22:34:00.000-08:00

“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

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quote

2012-02-03T19:42:00.002-08:00

“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.

Zina Garrison Quote

2012-02-03T19:42:00.000-08:00

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

Nelson Mandela Quote

2012-02-03T19:41:00.000-08:00

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

Maya Angelou Quote

2012-02-03T19:40:00.001-08:00

“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

Angela Davis Quote

2012-02-02T17:23:00.000-08:00

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

Benjamin E. Mays Quote

2012-02-02T17:22:00.001-08:00

“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

James Baldwin Quote

2012-02-02T17:21:00.000-08:00

“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

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-02-02T17:16:00.000-08:00

“What if everyone in the world
adopted a simple philosophy
of love and kindness?”
King Solomon Hearn

Josephine Baker Quote

2012-02-02T17:13:00.001-08:00

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

Babatunde Olatunji Quote

2012-02-01T23:10:00.002-08:00

“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

2012-02-01T23:10:00.000-08:00

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

Quote by Rosa Parks

2012-02-01T23:09:00.000-08:00

“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

2012-02-01T23:07:00.000-08:00

“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.

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-30T22:03:00.000-08:00

“Initiative is
connecting with
the creative energy
of the universe
and using it
to create a ‘new earth.’”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Mother Teresa Quote

2012-01-30T22:01:00.000-08:00

“Love begins at home,
and it is not how much we do...
but how much love
we put in that action.”
Mother Teresa

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-30T21:53:00.000-08:00

“What are you waiting for;
take the initiative
to make it happen today!
King Solomon Hearn

Hannibal Quote

2012-01-30T21:52:00.000-08:00

“We will either find a way, or make one.”
Hannibal

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

2012-01-30T21:50:00.000-08:00

“We must use time creatively,
in the knowledge that
the time is always ripe
to do right.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Les Louis Brown Quote

2012-01-30T21:49:00.000-08:00

“We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.
We must take charge of our own destinies,
design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.”
Les Louis Brown

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-29T01:05:00.000-08:00

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

Epictetus Quote

2012-01-29T01:03:00.000-08:00

“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
Epictetus

Langston Hughes Quote

2012-01-29T01:01:00.000-08:00

“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

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-29T00:58:00.000-08:00

“In this precious moment
there is always an opportunity
to take the initiative
to do the right thing!”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quote

2012-01-29T00:56:00.000-08:00

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

Madam C.J. Walker Quote

2012-01-29T00:52:00.000-08:00

“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

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-28T17:04:00.000-08:00

“Take the initiative to live life passionately.”
King Solomon Hearn

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-28T17:00:00.000-08:00

“Take the initiative to live a life filled with passion.”
King Solomon Hearn

Jeff Olson Quote

2012-01-28T16:59:00.000-08:00

“Some day" doesn't exist, never has, and never will.
There is no "some day". There's only today.
When tomorrow comes, it will be another today;
so will the next day. They all will.
There is never anything but today.” Jeff Olson

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

2012-01-28T16:58:00.000-08:00

“This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day to use as you will.
You can waste it or use it for good.
What you do today is important because
you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;
in its place is something that you have left behind...
let it be something good.” Anonymous

Thomas Fuller Quote

2012-01-27T00:43:00.000-08:00

“The great end of life is not knowledge, but action.”
Thomas Fuller

Stephen R. Covey Quote

2012-01-27T00:42:00.000-08:00

“Those who get the most out of life
and those who give the most
are those who make the choice to act.”
Stephen Covey

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-27T00:41:00.000-08:00

“Taking the initiative is the beginning.”
King Solomon Hearn

Maya Angelou Quote

2012-01-27T00:40:00.000-08:00

“Life loves the liver of it.”
Maya Angelou

Catherine Pulsifer Quote

2012-01-27T00:38:00.000-08:00

"No action, no change. Limited action, limited change. Lots of action - Change occurs."
Catherine Pulsifer

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

2012-01-27T00:37:00.000-08:00

"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emi Muneto Hearn Quote

2012-01-27T00:36:00.000-08:00

"Some people dream of success
while others take the initiative
to make their dreams come true."
Emi Muneto Hearn

Alfred North Whitehead Quote

2012-01-26T23:39:00.000-08:00

“From the moment of birth we are immersed in action,
and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.”
Alfred North Whitehead

Maya Angelou Quote

2012-01-26T23:37:00.002-08:00

“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you, kid. Let's go."”
Maya Angelou

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

2012-01-26T23:37:00.000-08:00

“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”
Anonymous

Midge Dector Quote

2012-01-26T23:35:00.000-08:00

“Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious
contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action.”
Midge Dector

Arthur Ashe Quote

2012-01-25T23:07:00.000-08:00

“You've got to get to the stage in life
where going for it is more important
than winning or losing.” Arthur Ashe

Orison Swett Marden Quote

2012-01-25T23:06:00.000-08:00

“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.”
Orison Swett Marden

Johann Wolfgang Goethe Quote

2012-01-25T23:05:00.000-08:00

“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

2012-01-24T18:46:00.000-08:00

“The door of opportunity won't open
unless you do some pushing.”
Anonymous

William Jennings Bryan Quote

2012-01-24T18:45:00.000-08:00

”Destiny is not a matter of chance,
it is a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan

Zig Ziglar Quote

2012-01-24T18:43:00.001-08:00

“You don’t have to be great to start,
but you have to start to be great.”
Zig Ziglar

Ralph Stayer Quote

2012-01-23T22:10:00.000-08:00

"Anything worth doing is worth doing now!"
Ralph Stayer

James Dean Quote

2012-01-23T22:08:00.002-08:00

“Dream as if you'll live forever.
Live as if you'll die today.”
James Dean

John W. Foster Quote

2012-01-23T22:08:00.000-08:00

“One of the strongest characteristics of genius
is the power of lighting its own fire.”
John W. Foster

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-22T23:12:00.000-08:00

“I always received positive energy
when I take the initiative
to create positive actions.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Horace Quote

2012-01-22T23:10:00.000-08:00

“Carpe diem” Horace
The most popular translation of this Latin phrase,
“seize the day.”

Robert Herrick Quote

2012-01-22T23:09:00.000-08:00

“Gather ye rose-buds while ye may
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.”
Robert Herrick

John Maxwell Quote

2012-01-21T22:16:00.000-08:00

“An idea is worthless unless you use it.”
John Maxwell

English Proverb

2012-01-21T22:14:00.000-08:00

“The shortest answer is doing.”
English Proverb

Henri Frederic Amie Quote

2012-01-21T22:13:00.000-08:00

“For purposes of action
nothing is more useful
than narrowness of thought
combined with energy of will.”
Henri Frederic Amiel

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-20T19:03:00.001-08:00

“When I take the initiative
to think and talk about my life
in a more positive way
I create a more positive
life experience.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

2012-01-20T19:02:00.000-08:00

“Don't wait for your ship to come in; swim out to it.”
Anonymous

Donald G. Mitchell Quote

2012-01-20T19:00:00.000-08:00

“There is no genius in life
like the genius of energy and activity.”
Donald G. Mitchell

Dr. Wayne Dyer Quote

2012-01-20T18:58:00.001-08:00

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer

T. S. Eliot Quote

2012-01-19T00:07:00.000-08:00

“What we call the beginning is often the end.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.” T. S. Eliot

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-19T00:03:00.000-08:00

“Accomplishing our goals is simple
once we take the first step!”
King Solomon Hearn

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

“Accomplishing my goals became possible
once I took the first step!”
King Solomon Hearn

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-18T22:49:00.000-08:00

“I intend to take the initiative
to make my life, my life's work,
and my purpose greater than myself.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Catherine Pulsifer Quote

2012-01-18T22:48:00.000-08:00

“Some people are not aware it's their choice
to create their own destiny while others
set personal goals and take responsibility for
the direction of their lives.”
Catherine Pulsifer

King Solomon Hearn Quote

2012-01-18T22:47:00.000-08:00

“Success usually comes to those who take the initiative.”
King Solomon Hearn

Horace Mann Quote

2012-01-18T22:46:00.000-08:00

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you've imagined.”Horace Mann

Stephen R. Covey Quote

2012-01-18T22:45:00.000-08:00

“I am personally convinced that one person can be a change
catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization.
Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf.
It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence,
courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.”
Stephen R. Covey

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

2012-01-17T22:06:00.000-08:00

“Initiative opens the door of opportunity.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Plato Quote

2012-01-17T22:04:00.002-08:00

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
Plato

Og Mandino Quote

2012-01-17T22:04:00.000-08:00

“I need not wait
for I have the power
to choose my own destiny.”
Og Mandino

Swahili proverb

2012-01-17T22:02:00.000-08:00

“The prayer of the chicken hawk does not get him the chicken.”
Swahili proverb

Amelia Earhart Quote

2012-01-16T23:41:00.000-08:00

“The most effective way to do it is to do it.”
Amelia Earhart

Alfred Adler Quote

2012-01-16T23:39:00.000-08:00

“Trust only movement.
Life happens at the level of events,
not of words.
Trust movement.”
Alfred Adler

Mahatma Gandhi Quote

2012-01-16T23:37:00.000-08:00

“I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.”
Mahatma Gandhi