Memorable Black People Quotes

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"What we really need to be understanding is the process of how we get to our freedom, in terms of our families and ourselves."
Angela Davis
"It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or national origins, or religion, or culture that divides us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
Audre Lorde
"If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it."
Zora Neale Hurston
"The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than what's been taught."
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
"I am my own muse, the subject I know best."
Frida Kahlo
"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."
Seneca
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"I had to fight my whole life to drive home the fact that I can do anything a man can do, and I can do it just as well."
Bessie Coleman
"I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Morgan Freeman
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Malcolm X
"You have to be able to stand up to the culture and take it head-on."
Lupita Nyong'o
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin
"We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already."
J.K. Rowling
"I am not ashamed to say that I am not perfect."
Aaliyah
"The only way to deal with this kind of oppression is to fulfill our destinies."
James Baldwin
"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."
Michelle Obama
"I am not a speck in the universe. I am the universe in a speck."
Maya Angelou
"I wish I had more time to pursue my interests and hobbies."
Michele Obama
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Every goal is a dream with a deadline."
Napoleon Hill
"Black history is American history."
Unknown
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"I am not a symbol of Black America. I am not a symbol of anything. I am me."
Jesse Williams
"The only way to make a difference in this world is to be in it and to change it for the better."
Oprah Winfrey
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
Maya Angelou
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can control your attitude toward them."
Brian Tracy
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."
Lou Holtz
"I am not an accident. I am a choice. I am a purpose."
Elizabeth Acevedo
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"We have to talk about our collective history. It's the only way to move forward."
Ta-Nehisi Coates
"I want to be the bridge that takes people there."
Helen Zia
"Do not be silent; there is no limit to the power that may be released through you."
Madame C.J. Walker
"What we need is not a federal government that tells us what to do but a federal government that opens doors for us to contribute to our society."
Condoleezza Rice
"Life is not a crystal stair."
Langston Hughes
"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."
James Baldwin
"We are our own worst enemy. We are our own worst obstacle."
Angela Davis
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"You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."
Shirley Chisholm
"I’m no longer willing to put my life on hold to accommodate your ignorance."
Renee Graham
"We must never forget that Black history is American history."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"You have to be able to see the bigger picture."
Barack Obama
"Freedom is never given; it is won."
A. Philip Randolph
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
James Baldwin
"If you're not angry, you're not paying attention."
Maxine Waters
"It's not about the destination, it's about the journey."
Lupita Nyong'o
"I am not my hair."
India.Arie
"What we need is the courage to come together and fight for justice."
John Lewis
"I learned that I am not a victim and that I am a voice."
Michelle Obama
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey
"Believe in yourself and all that you are."
Christian D. Larson
"No one can stop you but you."
Unknown
"There is no such thing as a 'good' or 'bad' culture. All cultures and identities are valid."
Cornel West
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
Abraham Lincoln
"There is power in the union."
Union Saying
"I rise, I rise, I rise."
Maya Angelou
"The only way to deal with this problem is for the nation to see the past and learn from it."
John Lewis
"Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom."
George Washington Carver
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
Coretta Scott King
"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself."
Alice Walker
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Morgan Freeman
"I’m not ashamed of what I am, and I’m not ashamed of where I came from. I’m proud of it."
Halle Berry
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"I am my ancestors' wildest dreams."
Unknown
"It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity or culture, or national origin or religion that divides us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
Audre Lorde
"If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything."
Malcolm X
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"One day, when history is written, someone will be proud of the black man and the achievements he made against all odds."
Unknown
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it."
Hubert H. Humphrey
"Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can."
Arthur Ashe
"We should never forget that Black history is American history."
Unknown
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
"Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity."
Mae Jemison
"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
Maya Angelou
"Black history is not just for Black people; it’s something we should all learn about."
Unknown
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Malcolm X
"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
"I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
Harriet Tubman
"Let the world know that we will not be silent about black pain anymore."
Unknown
"What we need is not a division of races, but a whole nation of humanity."
Angela Davis
"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."
Rumi
"The only way to make a difference is to show up and get involved."
Unknown
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"I’m not ashamed of my heritage, but I’m not defined by it either."
Kerry Washington
"If you don't see yourself represented, how can you dream to be that?"
Ava DuVernay
"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
Toni Morrison
"I can’t be a prisoner of my own identity."
Beyoncé
"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better."
Frida Kahlo
"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
Maya Angelou
"It is the mission of our generation to eradicate the scourge of racism."
Barack Obama
"The only way to deal with this is to teach your children who they are."
James Baldwin
"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively."
Bob Marley
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."
Shirley Chisholm
"I am my ancestor's wildest dreams."
Unknown
"You don't have to be a man to be a part of the revolution."
Angela Davis
"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society."
Angela Davis
"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."
Booker T. Washington
"History has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
Michelle Obama
"We must elevate the minds of black children and teach them to appreciate all shades of life."
Mary McLeod Bethune
"It’s not about whether you win or lose; it’s how you get there."
Oprah Winfrey
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea."
James Baldwin
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."
Rosa Parks
"The only thing that counts is that you are who you need to be..."
Nikki Giovanni
"We've got to make a lot of noise. It's the only way to be heard."
James Baldwin
"Dreams don’t have deadlines."
Lupita Nyong'o
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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