Octavia E. Butler

“All that you touch You Change. 
All that you Change Changes you. 
The only lasting truth is Change. 
God is Change.” Octavia E. Butler

Marian Wright Edelman Quote

“If you don't like the way the world is, 
you change it. 
You have an obligation to change it. 
You just do it one step at a time.” 
Marian Wright Edelman 

Maya Angelou Quote

“If you don't like something, change it. 
If you can't change it, change your attitude. 
Maya Angelou 

Marian Wright Edelman Quote

“You really can change the world if you care enough.” 
Marian Wright Edelman 

Pearl Bailey Quote

“You must change in order to survive.” 
Pearl Bailey

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“The whole point of being alive is 
to evolve into the complete person 
you were intended to be.” Oprah Winfrey

Audre Lorde Quote

“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives 
has direct bearing upon the product which we live, 
and upon the changes which we hope to bring about 
through those lives.” Audre Lorde 

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.” 
Oprah Winfrey 

Harriet Tubman Quote

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. 
Always remember, you have within you the strength, 
the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars 
to change the world.” Harriet Tubman

Iyanla Vanzant Quote

“It’s time for you to move, realizing 
that the thing you are seeking 
is also seeking you.”

Kathryn Estella Hearn Quote

“By being thankful in this precious moment for my gift of life 
I am able to experience inner peace for the very first time.” 
Kathryn Estella Hearn

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Yes, there are many things that need to get done, 
but in this moment I have to do nothing.” 
Oprah Winfrey

Michelle Obama Quote

“One of the lessons that I grew up with 
was to always stay true to yourself 
and never let what somebody else says 
distract you from your goals. 
And so when I hear about negative 
and false attacks, 
I really don't invest any energy in them, 
because I know who I am.” 
Michelle Obama 

Nikki Giovanni Quote

“Don’t want to be near you 
for the thoughts we share 
but words we never have to speak.” 
Nikki Giovanni

Rosa Parks Quote

“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

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” 
Oprah Winfrey 

Susan L. Taylor Quote

“Whatever we believe 
about ourselves 
and our ability 
comes true for us.” 
Susan L. Taylor

Kathryn Estella Patterson Hearn Quote

“The more you open up your heart to others, 
the more happiness you experience in this world.” 
Kathryn Estella Patterson Hearn

Audre Lorde Quote

“When I dare to be powerful – 
to use my strength in the service of my vision, 
then it becomes less and less important 
whether I am afraid.” Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde Quote

“When I dare to be powerful – 
to use my strength in the service of my vision, 
then it becomes less and less important 
whether I am afraid.” Audre Lorde

Maya Angelou Quote

“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, 
the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.” 
Maya Angelou 

Kathryn Estelle Hearn Quote

“Everything originates in imagination.” 
Kathryn Estelle Hearn 

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Self-esteem means knowing that you are the dream.” 
Oprah Winfrey 

Kathryn Estelle Hearn Quote

“Peace is possible for those who seek it.” 
Kathryn Estelle Hearn

Toni Morrison Quote

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. 
That may be the measure of our lives.” Toni Morrison 

Marva Collins Quote

“Trust yourself. Think for yourself. 
Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. 
Be yourself.” Marva Collins

Wilma Rudolph Quote

“Never underestimate the power of dreams 
and the influence of the human spirit. 
We are all the same in this notion: 
The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” 
Wilma Rudolph

Iyanla Vanzant Quote

“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

Gwendolyn Brooks Quote

“Very early in life I became fascinated 
with the wonders language can achieve. 
And I began playing with words.” 
Gwendolyn Brooks

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Yes, there are many things that need to get done, 
but in this moment I have to do nothing.” 
Oprah Winfrey

Kathryn Estelle Hearn Quote

“Imagine that your dream has come true and it will.” 
Kathryn Estelle Hearn 

Toni Morrison Quote

“We die. That may be 
the meaning of life. 
But we do language. 
That may be 
the measure of our lives.” 
Toni Morrison

Kathryn Estelle Hearn Quote

“Imagine that your dream has come true and it will.” 
Kathryn Estelle Hearn 

Oprah Winfrey Quote

"The chance to love and be loved 
exits no matter where you are." 
Oprah Winfrey

Alice Walker Quote

“So the best thing is 
to really work on yourself 
and opening your own heart 
and just letting all that stuff go. 
And it is possible.” Alice Walker 

Dr. Redell R. Hearn Quote

"We understand that once this internal healing has begun, 
its effect will be the healing of a nation." Dr. Redell R. Hearn

Audre Lorde Quote

“Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, 
once we recognize we can feel deeply, 
love deeply, can feel joy, then we will demand 
that all parts of our lives produce that kind of joy.” 
Audre Lorde

Kathryn Estella Hearn Quote

“By being thankful in this precious moment for my gift of life 
I am able to experience inner peace for the very first time.” 
Kathryn Estella Hearn

Rosa Parks Quote

“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 

Maya Angelou Quote

“If you have only one smile in you 
give it to the people you love.” 
Maya Angelou 

Nikki Giovanni Quote

“Don’t want to be near you for 

the thoughts we share  

but words we never have to speak.”

Nikki Giovanni

Audre Lorde Quote

“So it's better to speak remembering

we were never meant to survive."  
Audre Lorde

Maya Angelou Quote

“Something made greater by ourselves 

and in turn that makes us greater.”

Maya Angelou

Iyanla Vanzant Quote

“It’s time for you to move, 

realizing that the thing 

you are seeking 

is also seeking you.” 

Iyanla Vanzant

Maya Angelou Quote

“Anything that has been accomplished by  
any other human being in the physical realm  
is within the field of possibility.” Maya Angelou

Alice Walker Quote

“So the best thing is 
to  really work on yourself  
and opening your own heart  
and just letting all that stuff go.  
And it is possible.” Alice Walker

Whoopi Goldberg Quote

“I am where I am because 
I believe in all possibilities.”  
Whoopi Goldberg

Gwendolyn Brooks Quote

“Very early in life I became fascinated 
with the wonders language can achieve. 
And I began playing with words.” 
Gwendolyn Brooks

Lena Horne Quote

“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.” 
Lena Horne

Nikki Giovanni Quote

“Some say we are responsible for those we love. 
Others know we are responsible for those who love us.” 
Nikki Giovanni

Michelle Obama Quote

“I believe that each of us--

no matter what our age 

or background or walk of life--

each of us has something 

to contribute to the life of this nation.”

Michelle Obama 

(U.S. First Lady United States First Lady)

Maya Angelou Quote

“I have found that among its other benefits, 

giving liberates the soul of the giver.” 

Maya Angelou

Condoleeza Rice Quote

“Find what you love to do. Find your passion. 
Know what makes you want to get up in the morning, 
that's all you need.” Condoleeza Rice

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Everything in your world is created by what you think.” 

Oprah Winfrey

Rosa Parks Quote

“Each person must live their lives as a model for others.”

Rosa Parks

Robin Roberts Quote

“It’s hard to explain to people

how much better you feel every day,

if you have always felt pretty good and

we have all had our aches and pains,

but to actually wake up and go,

‘Boy, I thought I felt good yesterday.

I really feel good today’ -- it’s something

I’ve never experienced before.”

“I’ve always been athletic and in good health

and [doing] yoga and Pilates and those types of things,

but I can never remember a time when

I was so aware of how I was feeling and for so long.”

Robin Roberts 

(Anchor Good Morning America living with MDS)

Maya Angelou Quote

“Life loves the liver of it.” 

Maya Angelou

Josephine Baker Quote

“The things we truly love stay with us always, 

locked in our hearts as long as life remains.” 

Josephine Baker

Toni Morrison Quote

“As you enter positions of trust and power, 

dream a little before you speak.”

Toni Morrison

Wangari Maathai Quote

“We can work together for a better world 

with men and women of goodwill, 

those who radiate the intrinsic goodness 

of humankind.” Wangari Maathai

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Doing the best at this moment puts you 

in the best place for the next moment.”

Oprah Winfrey

Harriet Tubman Quote

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. 

Always remember, you have within you the strength, 

the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars 

and change the world.” Harriet Tubman

Toni Morrison Quote

“I see your life as already artful, 

just waiting and ready for you to make it art.”

Toni Morrison

Donna Brazile Quote

“Why you? Because there’s no one better. 

Why now? Because tomorrow isn’t soon enough.” 

Donna Brazile