Quotes To Inspire Greatness During Black History Month

This month in honor of Black History Month I thought I would collect some amazing, inspiring quotes from people throughout our history. These quotes inspire greatness and encourage us to be our best selves. From civil rights activists to the Queen Bee herself, this list has people inspiring quotes from people from all walks of life across the last few centuries. Hopefully one, if not all of them, spark something in you and help you achieve whatever it is you are hoping to achieve this year and beyond.

 

 

I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. – Tina Turner

 

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that reality is going to deal with you. – Alex Haley

 

If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it. – John Lewis

 

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes but morning comes… Keep hope alive. – Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

 

We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to. – James Leonard Farmer

 

Together, all things are possible. – Cesar Chavez

 

If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best? – Garret Morgan

 

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground. – Rosa Parks

 

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. – Shirley Chisholm

 

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Sometimes it takes years for a person to become an overnight success. – Prince

 

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

 

Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘sky’s the limit.’ – Notorious B.I.G.

 

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglas

 

There is no passion found in playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. – Nelson Mandela

 

Truth is powerful and it prevails. – Sojourner Truth

 

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice. – Beyoncé

 

If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. – Marvin Gaye

 

You must never be fearful about what you’re doing when it is right. – Rosa Parks

 

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou

 

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. – Rita Dove

 

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then. – Diana Ross

 

The time is always right to do what is right. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Celebrate the greatness of African American people during Black History Month!