Best African American Proverbs

584 African American quotes by 365 unique authors

Enthusiasm is everything. It must... — Pele
Imagine what a harmonious world it... — Quincy Jones
That's how we do it in the black... — Snoop Dogg
In every crisis there is a message.... — Susan L. Taylor
A man can make what he wants of... — Thurgood Marshall
Being black has a lot to do with my... — Willi Smith
All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you do something spectacular… — June Jordan
I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can… — Oprah Winfrey
One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Black History is enjoying the life of our ancestors who paved the way for every African-American. No matter what color you are, the history of… — Unknown Author
Be careful what you swallow. Chew! — Gwendolyn Brooks
Don't think you are going to go on forever because you are not and begin to plan something that will compensate as you reduce your… — Katherine Dunham
Each one should remember there is a chance for him. — Booker T. Washington
Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence. — Angela Davis
If you're going to get in the ring and try to take the belt, you have to prepare to get hit. — Stanley Crouch
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric. — Maya Angelou
The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or at best one matching outfit with a closet and laundry bag full of incongruous accumulations. A… — Jesse Owens
The point is, you have an ethnic heritage and you have a human heritage. Your human heritage includes everything of human value. — Stanley Crouch
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs… — Charles W. Chesnutt
We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption. — Marian Wright Edelman
Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything. — Ernest Gaines
We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to… — Judith Jamison
At the heart of all that civilization has meant and developed is 'community' - the mutually cooperative and voluntary venture of man to assume a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Schooling is what happens inside the wall of the school, some of which is educational. Education happens everywhere, and it happens from the moment a… — Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

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