Sticking with your craft goes a long way in ensuring that you'll be successful. — Luvvie Ajayi Long Copy Share Image
I need to sleep more. The 'sleep when I die' mantra is not cute. — Luvvie Ajayi Cute Copy Share Image
I could write a whole other book called 'I'm Judging You, America!' I still might. — Luvvie Ajayi America Copy Share Image
Humor is this great equalizer. It gets people's defenses down, and once they're down, you can discuss some really difficult topics. — Luvvie Ajayi Comedy Copy Share Image
I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was like, 'I'm going to be a doctor!' Doctor… — Luvvie Ajayi Doctor Copy Share Image
Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial,… — Luvvie Ajayi Power Copy Share Image
“Fake forgiving-and-forgetting is pointless if you will always resent that person, or hold it over their head.” — Luvvie Ajayi Grudge Copy Share Image
In my workshops for young adults, the most important thing I emphasize is that anything posted online, no matter how private they… — Luvvie Ajayi Anything Copy Share Image
Being conscious of Global Blackness is knowing that we are not an island of our struggle but a nation of our triumphs.… — Luvvie Ajayi Being Copy Share Image
People love my voice because they say I say what they were thinking but dare not to say because they had a… — Luvvie Ajayi Love Copy Share Image
A book is not a short-term project. It's essentially your baby, so it takes a lot of work. — Luvvie Ajayi Baby Copy Share Image
People think you can find a mentor by walking up to somebody and saying, 'Hey, be my mentor,' or by sending an… — Luvvie Ajayi Find Copy Share Image
People use the guise of art, and artistic expression, to do all kinds of hateful things. It's like Trump and everybody else… — Luvvie Ajayi Art Copy Share Image
Under promise and over deliver. People will be pleasantly surprised that you gave more than they expected. And remember that there is… — Luvvie Ajayi Better Copy Share Image
People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even… — Luvvie Ajayi Black people Copy Share Image
I wasn't the only person out there writing about pop culture and race, but I stayed true to my voice, and people… — Luvvie Ajayi Best Copy Share Image
'Imposter Syndrome' is the feeling of wearing a mask and playing a role that one does not feel at home in. It… — Luvvie Ajayi Giants Copy Share Image
You can be tweeting strangers and saying, 'Don't say that,' but are you saying that to your friends? How about your mom?… — Luvvie Ajayi Dinner table Copy Share Image
I knew I was Yoruba and Nigerian for the first 9 years of my life. I did not become conscious of my… — Luvvie Ajayi Black Copy Share Image
“Lifelong full-body salving is why Black folks look so young. Black doesn’t snap, crackle, or pop—why? Because: moisture. It’s why some of… — Luvvie Ajayi Look Age Copy Share Image
“Our privileges are the things not within our own control that push us forward and move us ahead from that starting line.… — Luvvie Ajayi Head start Copy Share Image
“Our privileges are the things not within our own control that push us forward and move us ahead from that starting line.… — luvvie ajayi Acknowledging Copy Share Image
“When your empire grows out of soil fertilized with the blood of a people, it must sustain its power with their continued… — Luvvie Ajayi Bloodshed Copy Share Image
Chicago's one of the most segregated cities in America. Everybody lives in their own silos and vacuums. — Luvvie Ajayi America Copy Share Image
Fire Yourself. Outsource some of your life. Because you know what won't be cute on a tombstone? 'Her grind was impeccable, and… — Luvvie Ajayi Cute Copy Share Image
I wish people were realer in talking about how leaps of faith don't have to be taken without at least looking down… — Luvvie Ajayi Faith Copy Share Image
Working 16-hour days to ensure that I can pay my bills has been a bulk of my entrepreneurship life. And on days… — Luvvie Ajayi Airport Copy Share Image
I think that if everybody committed themselves to making a better world than how we found it, things would be much better… — Luvvie Ajayi Better Copy Share Image
Avoidance has never been a great tactic in solving any problem. For most situations in life, not addressing what's going on only… — Luvvie Ajayi Avoidance Copy Share Image
Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose. — Luvvie Ajayi Fear Copy Share Image
I am of the bridge generation that remembers life before social media permeated everything but cannot imagine life without it now. — Luvvie Ajayi Bridge Copy Share Image
“You know what makes no sense? A bunch of penises making choices for vaginas. That’s like interviewing a turtle on the struggles… — Luvvie Ajayi Making choices Copy Share Image
You can't just set the vision, take a nap, and not keep working on making your vision happen. Your intention has to… — Luvvie Ajayi Dreams Copy Share Image
“Too many people have a cramped idea of what feminism is, and all it does is marginalize women and discourage more of… — Luvvie Ajayi Feminism Copy Share Image
