Inspiring Quotes - Page 119

I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am.

Strength times strength times strength times strength times strength times strength means power.

Never for a moment allow your greatness to interfere with your goodness.

Living your best life is to find out what your calling is. Your real job on Earth is to find out what you were meant to be doing & to find a way to do that thing.

The life you want is waiting to rise up to meet you ... Will you accept it? Do you feel worthy enough to accept it?

You only have power in your energy field ... so the only way to live the life you want is in your energy field ... and your greatest power is love.

It is your life and it is worth risking everything to make it yours.

People just want to know that they matter.

[My favorite thing about motherhood is] that it's made me grow into a woman finally, and I finally grew up, thank God.

I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering.

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.

Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.

Video screenshot Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' "Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished."

Nothing is ever solved, or created, by standing still. Movement is the process of the Universe. So move. Do something. Anything. But do not stand still. Do not fence sit. Put your foot down on one side or the other, swing the opposite leg over and start walking. You'll know before you take ten steps if you're going in the right direction.

There is nothing terribly wrong with my face, even if some of its parts aren't very inspiring.

What I've noticed is that almost no one who was a big star in high school is also big star later in life. For us overlooked kids, it's so wonderfully fair.

I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams.

When you first start doing it, being on tour is inspiring, because you've never been anywhere.

When I believe in something, I'm like a dog with a bone.

Putting out my album on my own label has been a great experience for me. It's been very inspiring. It's like a new start for me and having all this creative freedom is so liberating and exciting.

I thank God that I've lived long enough to see what I have seen, and I pray that people will continue to do better. We are doing better, it may not seem so, but there was a time when people were lynched in the middle of the street and it was not against the law. We are doing better, but we have so much more to do.

I'm grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody.

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities.

Never whine. Whining lets a brute know that a victim is in the neighborhood.

I would say you might encounter many defeats but you must never be defeated, ever. In fact, it might even be necessary to confront defeat. It might be necessary, to get over it, all the way through it, and go on. I would teach her to laugh a lot. Laugh a lot at the - and the silliest things and be very, very serious. I'd teach her to love life, I can bet you that.