Alice Walker(activist,poet)~Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.
Audrey Hepburn(actress)~For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone
Billie Holiday(Composer/Jazzsinger)~Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.
Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress "It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away."
Gwendolyn Brooks(Poet)~ Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise.
Maya Angelou(Poet)~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.
Kely Ripa~"I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer."
Lena Horne(Iconic singer/actress/first black pin up)~ My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman
Halle Berry~I know that there is a God - the God within me that's always present and will protect me. I'm not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I'm protected. Even if I fall and die, I'm still protected. My faith is on that level.â€
Oprah~Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.