Powerful Quotes
by Powerful Black Women
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"You can't sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it."
“I stand amazed at this tree, this life. The day we cease to explore is the day we begin to wilt.”
Cicely Tyson
Art Quotes
“My art is my work and my life.”
Varnette Patricia Honeywood
"I don't believe in glass ceilings.
“This is a wonderful day.
I’ve never seen this one before.”
“I come as one, but I stand as 10,000!”
Maya Angelou
Self Love, Confidence
“You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt.”
Oprah Winfrey
“You have to look in the mirror and love what you see.”
Jenifer Lewis
"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!"
Maya Angelou
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Maya Angelou
Success
"There is more than enough room for all of us to thrive, because can’t nobody be me like me or be you like you!"
Taraji P. Henson
Resilience
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
Maya Angelou
Success
The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all, be humble.
Serena Williams
Resilience
“The greatest challenge I faced in becoming a neurosurgeon was believing it was possible.”
Dr. Alexa Irene Canady
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