Sharing some positive quotes from African Americans that may touch move and inspire you.
“Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.â€
Malcolm X
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."
Arthur Ashe
"Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a 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."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
Michael Jordan
"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
Maya Angelou
"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common."
Satchel Paige
"Do your best and let God do the rest."
Dr. Ben Carson
"I'd rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I'm not."
Chuck D
"God does not... give people positions or jobs or... good conditions such as they desire; they must do that for themselves.. God does not build cities nor towns nor nations, nor homes, nor factories; men and people do that and all those who want must work for themselves and pray to God to give them strength to do it."
Marcus Garvey
"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."
Muhammad Ali
(Posted in The Afroblog at htp://afrodaddy.com)
Posted By: Darrell Garrett
Monday, April 4th 2011 at 11:57AM
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