Quotes by Black Women

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. – Maya Angelou

Success is not just about making money, but about making a positive impact on the world. – Oprah Winfrey

I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams. – Unknown

Don’t wait for an invitation to the table, bring your own chair. – Angela Davis

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. – Maya Angelou

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. – Audre Lorde

We must always strive to do better, go higher, and break barriers. – Serena Williams

You are powerful beyond measure. – Marianne Williamson

Being a black woman is a revolutionary act. – Unknown

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

I will not be invisible, I will be heard. – Michelle Obama

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. – Audre Lorde

You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. – Shirley Chisholm

I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be a part of it. – Mae Jemison

I may be a black woman, but I am not limited by society’s expectations. – Unknown

You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time. – Angela Davis

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. – Maya Angelou

I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. – Unknown

I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors, and I will continue to rise. – Unknown

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

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker

Be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

My blackness is not a curse, but a source of strength and resilience. – Unknown

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou

I am here to shatter stereotypes and redefine what it means to be a black woman. – Unknown

The most effective way to do it, is to do it. – Amelia Earhart

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

I refuse to be limited by other people’s expectations of me. – Michelle Obama

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world throws at you. – Mary McLeod Bethune

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. – Marie Curie

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values, and follow my own moral compass, then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own. – Michelle Obama

Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. – Oprah Winfrey

There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. – Michelle Obama

I am whole and complete just as I am, no matter what society tells me. – Unknown

I am my own validation, and I don’t need anyone else’s approval. – Unknown

The power of imagination makes us infinite. – Maya Angelou

You are not what has happened to you. You are what you choose to become. – Michelle Obama

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. – Oprah Winfrey

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Rosa Parks

We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are. – Max Depree

The only limitations that exist are the ones we create in our own minds. – Unknown

We must lift as we climb. – Mary Church Terrell

You are not a burden, you are a blessing. – Unknown

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela