Tag: Black History

" Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.—Booker T. Washington "

" Have a vision. Be demanding.—Colin Powell "

" The time is always right to do what is right.—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "

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

" My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.—Desmond Tutu "

" Truth is powerful and it prevails. —Sojourner Truth "

" The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. —Maya Angelou "

" For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. —Nelson Mandela "

" He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. —Muhammad Ali "

" Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral. —Martin Luther King, Jr. "

" Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. —Dennis Leary "

" Have a vision of excellence, a dream of success, and work like hell. —Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook "

" I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. —Serena Williams "

" When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us. —Ava DuVernay "

" Freedom is never given; it is won.—A. Philip Randolph, civil rights activist "

" If there is no struggle, there is no progress.—Frederick Douglass "

" If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist. —Neil deGrasse Tyson "

" There comes a time when people get tired of being plunged into the abyss of exploitation and nagging injustice. —Martin Luther King, Jr. "

" If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. —Marcus Garvey "