--- title: "23 Believe Quotes By Iyanla Vanzant" description: "23 Believe quotes by Iyanla Vanzant. Plus more from Iyanla Vanzant and more Believe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that_2386253.png" --- > [We voluntary participate in things that we know are causing us harm because we believe we're powerless to do anything about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that-we-know-are-causing-us-harm/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that_2386253.png) > [Forgive yourself for believing that youre anything less than beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-youre-anything-less-than-beautiful/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/iyanla-vanzant-557_anxiety_forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-your_1015864.png) > [I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-believing-i-could-offer/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-b_3048338.png) > [The goal of life is not to win. It is to play the game with love. The rules of the game are:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/the-goal-of-life-is-not-to-win-it-is-to-play-the-game-with-love-the/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/iyanla-vanzant-557_alive_the-goal-of-life-is-not-to-win-it-is-to_2041477.jpg) > [I believe that the only thing that will dispel the darkness is for the light to come on. And the lights are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-believe-that-the-only-thing-that-will-dispel-the-darkness-is-for/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/iyanla-vanzant-557_animal_i-believe-that-the-only-thing-that-will_2590516.jpg) > [I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-gave-myself-permission-to-feel-and-experience-all-of-my-emotions-in/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/iyanla-vanzant-557_being-afraid_i-gave-myself-permission-to-feel-and-exp_439692.png) > [Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/accept-and-acknowledge-your-own-brilliance-stop-waiting-for-others-to/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/iyanla-vanzant-557_about-yourself_accept-and-acknowledge-your-own-brillian_1739489.png) > [Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it. ALL…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/each-day-focus-your-attention-on-what-you-want-each-day-take-one-step/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/iyanla-vanzant-557_all-things_each-day-focus-your-attention-on-what-yo_2597756.jpg) > [Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/why-do-we-hold-onto-negativity-for-some-reason-we-believe-that-others/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/iyanla-vanzant-557_affected_why-do-we-hold-onto-negativity-for-some_2764134.jpg) > [Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/everything-that-happens-to-you-is-a-reflection-of-what-you-believe/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/iyanla-vanzant-557_about-yourself_everything-that-happens-to-you-is-a-refl_2654893.jpg) > [When you believe, or are led to believe, you are unable to act upon the greatest desires of the soul, the result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/when-you-believe-or-are-led-to-believe-you-are-unable-to-act-upon-the/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_when-you-believe-or-are-led-to-believe-y_1502047.png) > [When you really believe that you are worthy of the best, that you deserve the best & that there is enough of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/when-you-really-believe-that-you-are-worthy-of-the-best-that-you/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_when-you-really-believe-that-you-are-wor_432535.png) > [Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/whether-at-work-at-home-or-in-public-we-have-been-trained-to-believe/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/iyanla-vanzant-557_accurate_whether-at-work-at-home-or-in-public-we_2552414.png) > [Forgiveness means accepting what is or what has been and becoming willing to see it differently. You cannot un-hear what you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/forgiveness-means-accepting-what-is-or-what-has-been-and-becoming/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/iyanla-vanzant-557_accepting_forgiveness-means-accepting-what-is-or-w_2495864.jpg) > [Self-worth is an understanding on the intellectual level, trusting at the heart level, and accepting at the soul level that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/self-worth-is-an-understanding-on-the-intellectual-level-trusting-at/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/iyanla-vanzant-557_accepting_self-worth-is-an-understanding-on-the-in_3044436.png) > [Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/finally-and-most-important-of-all-authenticity-means-that-you-must-do/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/iyanla-vanzant-557_admire_finally-and-most-important-of-all-authen_2129477.png) > [Forgive yourself for believing things about yourself that are not true. Forgive yourself for believing that you were anything other than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/forgive-yourself-for-believing-things-about-yourself-that-are-not/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/iyanla-vanzant-557_about-yourself_forgive-yourself-for-believing-things-ab_3115334.png) > [What do you do when it seems as if people want to stay in their pain. They have a story to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/what-do-you-do-when-it-seems-as-if-people-want-to-stay-in-their-pain/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9f/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_what-do-you-do-when-it-seems-as-if-peopl_1577684.jpg) > [How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/how-do-you-spell-peace-p-r-a-y-e-r-anything-you-believe-you-need-is/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/iyanla-vanzant-557_answers_how-do-you-spell-peace-p-r-a-y-e-r-anyth_48464.png) > [You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/you-ve-got-to-have-a-vision-and-an-intention-and-that-will-guide-what/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/iyanla-vanzant-557_ask-yourself_you-ve-got-to-have-a-vision-and-an-inten_1398807.png) > [I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-have-learned-the-hard-way-to-mind-my-business-without-judging-who/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_i-have-learned-the-hard-way-to-mind-my-b_2277688.jpg) > [When we believe we are losing control, we grab on tight. When our greatest fear comes upon us, we clench our fist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/when-we-believe-we-are-losing-control-we-grab-on-tight-when-our/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_when-we-believe-we-are-losing-control-we_2453696.png) > [Many of us believe that we are victims to what happens to us, and therefore unworthy of anything better. What we've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/many-of-us-believe-that-we-are-victims-to-what-happens-to-us-and/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/iyanla-vanzant-557_being-true_many-of-us-believe-that-we-are-victims-t_974664.jpg) ## Other authors on Believe ## More by Iyanla Vanzant > [For some reason,we keep forgetting some of our experience. We look back but don't bring the value forward. We bring the anger, the upset.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/for-some-reason-we-keep-forgetting-some-of-our-experience-we-look/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [All things are lessons that God would have us learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/all-things-are-lessons-that-god-would-have-us-learn/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [“Life would be so much easier if, when we hit a snag in a relationship, any relationship, we would stop, address it, and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/life-would-be-so-much-easier-if-when-we-hit-a-snag-in-a-relationship/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/how-do-you-spell-peace-p-r-a-y-e-r-anything-you-believe-you-need-is/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [We are distracted from our greatness because are greatness is what scares us. Right where you are…God is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/we-are-distracted-from-our-greatness-because-are-greatness-is-what/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [Some children do what they’re told to do; some children do what they’re told not to do; all children do what they’re parents have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/some-children-do-what-they-re-told-to-do-some-children-do-what-they/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [Life doesn't have to be hard, life is on your side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/life-doesn-t-have-to-be-hard-life-is-on-your-side/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/you-can-accept-or-reject-the-way-you-are-treated-by-other-people-but/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [We must each learn to feel comfortable in our own uniqueness by rising above the fear of being wrong and the aversion to being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/we-must-each-learn-to-feel-comfortable-in-our-own-uniqueness-by/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [I am not seeking anything but service to my creator. I do not need a house, I do not need a car, I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-am-not-seeking-anything-but-service-to-my-creator-i-do-not-need-a/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/the-remedy-for-life-s-broken-pieces-is-not-classes-workshops-or-books/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [When someone entrusts their heart to you they are giving you a piece of their soul. You cannot treat the soul casually. You must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/when-someone-entrusts-their-heart-to-you-they-are-giving-you-a-piece/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [When you have something to do life will not allow you to ove foward until you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/when-you-have-something-to-do-life-will-not-allow-you-to-ove-foward/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [Have you doubted your progress, regretted your choices, put yourself down? Remember that you are doing just fine. Remind yourself right now that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/have-you-doubted-your-progress-regretted-your-choices-put-yourself/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) > [The only relationship we can have in this life is the relationship we have with ourselves. We cannot love anybody more than we love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/the-only-relationship-we-can-have-in-this-life-is-the-relationship-we/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/iyanla-vanzant/#itemlist", "name": "23 Believe Quotes By Iyanla Vanzant", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We voluntary participate in things that we know are causing us harm because we believe we're powerless to do anything about it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Iyanla Vanzant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that-we-know-are-causing-us-harm/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that_2386253.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that_2386253.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_we-voluntary-participate-in-things-that_2386253.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We voluntary participate in things that we know are causing us harm because we believe we're powerless to do…” — Iyanla Vanzant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Forgive yourself for believing that youre anything less than beautiful.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Iyanla Vanzant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-youre-anything-less-than-beautiful/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/iyanla-vanzant-557_anxiety_forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-your_1015864.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/iyanla-vanzant-557_anxiety_forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-your_1015864.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/iyanla-vanzant-557_anxiety_forgive-yourself-for-believing-that-your_1015864.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Forgive yourself for believing that youre anything less than beautiful.” — Iyanla Vanzant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Iyanla Vanzant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-believing-i-could-offer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-b_3048338.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-b_3048338.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/iyanla-vanzant-557_believe_i-am-now-willing-to-forgive-myself-for-b_3048338.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have…” — Iyanla Vanzant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The goal of life is not to win. 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