FAMOUS QUOTE ABOUT WORK BY BLACK AMERICANS

“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

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

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

“I am where I am because of the bridges that I crossed. Sojourner Truth was a bridge. Harriet Tubman was a bridge. Ida B. Wells was a bridge. Madame C. J. Walker was a bridge. Fannie Lou Hamer was a bridge.” – Oprah Winfrey

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer

“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get, you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker

“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – Frederick Douglass

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time.” – Will Smith

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there, I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.” – Madam C.J. Walker

“Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.” – Unknown

“Motivation comes from working on things we care about.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn FAMILY FIRST QUOTES TAGALOG

“We must believe in ourselves. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.” – Mary McLeod Bethune

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser

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

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“What we learn becomes a part of who we are.” – Unknown

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pelé

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“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

“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.” – Joe Paterno

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker