Powerful Black History Quotes to Inspire Students

The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. – Booker T. Washington

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. – Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. – Barack Obama

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Rosa Parks

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. – Booker T. Washington

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Powerful Black History Quotes to Inspire Students part 2

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King Jr.

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. – Rosa Parks

I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. – Angela Davis

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Christian D. Larson

It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs

Creativity is intelligence having fun. – Albert Einstein

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas A. Edison

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. – Will Rogers

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. – David Brinkley

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

Success is not in what you have, but who you are. – Bo Bennett

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. – Roy T. Bennett

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. – Roy T. Bennett

It’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. – Rocky Balboa

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. – Mother Teresa

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. – Bruce Lee

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

The future depends on what you do today. – Mahatma Gandhi

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it. – Jordan Belfort

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky