Take your focus off how others see you. Cease being obsessed with the need to impress your friends and your foes. Keep your concern on the vision you see in the mirror. Don’t allow the approval of others to obstruct… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I think the issue of women's choice is essential for a woman being able to have their lives - if they cannot control their… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation. — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I believe there is nothing we endure in life that you can't recover from. Failure is not fatal. Everyone has the capacity to fail… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change. — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
[John Carlos] has spent much of his life since that time as a dedicated human rights advocate and public speaker, and he is out… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I love the fight. I don't - it's not a negative, it's a positive, and I love the challenge. There's that little part of… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I'm talking about France and Germany and Italy and Spain - new friend Germany - and I love that story, how they lead the world in some things that the world needs leadership in. Amongst them we're the only ones without national healthcare. Can't go to a hospital and not worry about falling into bankruptcy. They go to university free.… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share
Sometimes even your friends don't understand your calling, your purpose, your vocation. But you have to stand in your truth anyway, and they will… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
Fear, fear, breeds hopelessness. When you're afraid, you don't know what to believe in, you don't know what to hold on to. You're struggling… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
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