Let These Black Women Inspire You Today With Their Quotes On Persistence

Have you ever thought that you weren’t good enough for something? This could be because it didn’t work out for you.

However, you should understand that persistence can lead you to achieve something great.

Reflect on what these black women in history have to say about persistence, and you’re certainly going to abide by it.

10 Quotes Guaranteed To Boost Every Woman’s Self-Confidence

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

2. “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals” – Dorothy Height.

3. “Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.” -Nikki Giovanni

4. “I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don’t mind the failure but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try.” -Nikki Giovanni

5. “Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change” – Iyanla Vanzant

6. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it” -Maya Angelou

7. “I am not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star.” -Sojourner Truth

8. “I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.” -Oprah Winfrey

9. “Think like a Queen. A Queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey.

10. “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” – Toni Morrison

11. “You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.” -Marian Wright Edelman

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