“Don’t agonize, organize.”
– Florynce Kennedy
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“Don’t agonize, organize.”
– Florynce Kennedy
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
– Mae Jemison
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
– Audre Lorde
“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”
– Marian Wright Edelman
“You never know how or when you’ll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else.”
– Denzel Washington
“Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.”
– Mary Mcleod Bethune
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
– Serena Williams
Life’s most urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.“
– Kobe Bryant
“I would never crawl into a secret space to avoid the frustrating things.”
– Shaun King
“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. “
– Ella Fitzgerald
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.”
– Rosa Parks
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.”
– Muhammad Ali
“Separate and equal are two different things. Just ’cause it’s the way, doesn’t make it right.”
– Dorothy Vaughan
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.“
– Maya Angelou
“Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.”
– Aretha Franklin
“I don’t have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I’m as good as anybody, but no better.”
– Katherine Johnson
Photo: Katherine Johnson with an adding machine and a ‘celestial training device’ at her desk at Nasa’s Langley research centre in 1962. Photograph: Donaldson Collection/Getty Images
“It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions re. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.”
– Coretta Scott King
“Don’t be afraid. Be Focused. Be Determined. Be Hopeful. Be Empowered.”
– Michelle Obama
Photo Credit: Michelle’s Book Cover ; Becoming
“I don’t really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are.”
– Prince
“The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.”
– Octavia Spencer
“I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.”
– Kerry Washington
Photo Credit: Steven Pan
Dear Diary,
There are people that we look up to, admire, and respect. Their actions and things they say can really impact you in a way that makes you feel that bit better about yourself and the world around you. It can be a scary world at times but knowing you can look to these people especially when you need them the most it gives you that bit of strength or boost that you need. We can do some things on our own but we also need someone. It doesn’t necessarily need to be someone you know personally. When you stand for the same thing, going through a similar situation or want to achieve the same goal, you can form this connection. They become your safe haven. It’s amazing how many times you can help a person without even knowing you have. People say ‘watch what you say and do because people are watching ‘and that’s right more now than ever before. If it’s towards something that requires attention or change. Do what needs to be done, especially if you are willing to do just that despite the backfire. We’ve already seen what past strengths can do that’s moved us forward to where we are today. Sure there’s more work to be done but it’s getting done. So thank you to all those that continue to try and we also need to remember as much as we need them they need us to. We can be their safe haven. It’s ok for all of us not to be ok. Thank you to those that have allowed me to take a step towards having more courage, strength, and belief in myself or even just made me laugh at the moment I needed to.
Written By: @AmaniVHenry
Inspired By: Safe Haven – Ruth B.
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“Don’t believe everything you hear. Real eyes, realize, real lies.”
– Tupac Shakur
“Sometimes we have to be patient because the one thing that is inevitable in life is evolution. Whether it comes at the pace that we are expecting it or not, it’s inevitable.“
– Zoe Saldana
“There’s nothing wrong with being driven. And there’s nothing wrong with putting yourself first to reach your goals.”
– Shonda Rhimes
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“Sometimes, what you’re looking for is already there.“
– Aretha Franklin
Photo: Atlantic Records
— Angela Bassett
“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.”
– Ava Duvernay
“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.“
– Will Smith
“The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?”
– Bob Marley
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.“
– Nelson Mandela