Unlock a wave of motivation with timeless words from some inspiring black men! Flex your ambition, become inspired and ignite the spark for revolutionary change in your life – share these empowering quotes to help light the way forward. These are 50 inspirational quotes from influential black men.
1.“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King Jr
2. Any time you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something that you have to do for yourselves.” Malcolm X
3. “Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.” Quincy Jones
4. “My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.” Denzel Washington
5. “The best tip I could give you is to be ACTIVE. So many people TALK about what they want to do and they just love words. Don’t be a talker. BE A DOER.” Kevin Hart
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.”
James Baldwin
7. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” President Barack Obama
8. “It is easier to build strong children then to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass
9. “All the things that are worth doing, take time.” Mos Def
10. “You are never too old to reinvent yourself.” Steve Harvey
11. “My foundation with who I am, reigns supreme in all aspects of my life. I really am who I say I am” – Tobe Nwigwe
12. “Nobody is going to take you to the front of the line unless you push your way to the front of the line.” Sean Combs
13. “You Can’t Base Your Life On Other People’s Expectations.” Stevie Wonder
14. “So the next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because he’s testing your faith.” Kendrick Lamar
“You have to be able to accept failure to get better.”
Lebron James
16. “Smart is knowing if you’re dumb. Knowing when to shut up and to listen to people that are smarter than you.” Chris Rock
17. “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, then make that change.” Michael Jackson
18. “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go no one else.” Les Brown
19. “If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.” Malcolm X
20. “Pain is inevitable. It is actually a great opportunity for growth, but when we blame or fail to take responsibility for our suffering, the pain becomes stagnant and stagnant pain can have a compounding effect if left unchecked.” Romany Malco
21. “You can only fool reality until the truth comes knocking on your door.” Michael B. Jordan
22. “Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity” Will Smith
23. “If you can, always be appreciative of the ebb and flow of the losses and the wins.” Jamie Foxx
24. “I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.”Jay Z
“The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.”
Kobe Bryant
26. “Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” WEB Dubois
27. “Character, not circumstances, makes the man.” Booker T Washington
28. “With confidence, you have won before you have started” Marcus Garvey
29. “You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.” Nas
30. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Martin Luther King Jr.
31. “When your mind is focused and made up you don’t make excuses. You try. If you fail you try again.” Louis Farrakhan
32. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson
33. “Don’t count the days, make the days count” Muhammad Ali
34. “I feel like this: whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do.” J. Cole
“Life’s impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It’s what shapes our time here. It’s what makes it so important that not a single moment be wasted.”
WES MOORE
36. “Conquer your neighbourhood, conquer your city, conquer your country, and then go after the rest of the world. That’s my mantra.” Grandmaster Flash
37. “The secret of life is to have no fear; it’s the only way to function” Stokley Carmichael
38. “Just doing as well as you did last time, isn’t good enough” Michael Jackson
39. “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” Jesse Owens
40. “Life is all there is. And if that’s true, then we have to really live it – we have to take it for everything it has and ‘die enormous’ instead of living dormant. Jay-Z
41. “When you are deciding on next steps, next jobs, next careers, further education, you should rather find purpose than a job or a career,” – Chadwick Boseman
42. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
43. “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” – Langston Hughes
44. “Don’t be afraid to go outside the box. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Don’t be afraid to fail big, to dream big, but remember, dreams without goals are just dreams.” – Denzel Washington
“You gotta go hard, you gotta believe in yourself. You gotta have a sense of humor to know that the bullshit is gonna happen, you can’t be too serious about it or too emotional and fake when the bullshit happens. You gotta just stick to the script, believe and have an overwhelming confidence. Be your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight.”
Nipsey Hussle
46. “I’ma shine regardless, my steps have already been ordained. My steps have already been written, the Lord has already written my steps out so no one can do anything to stop it.” – DMX
47. “The most important thing, dawg, is starting and jumping out there. A lot of people be so nervous and iffy about starting and be prolonging it.” – Young Doplh
48. “People are already expecting you to fail. So every decision you make will either make that true or false.” – J. Cole
49. “Don’t wait for the stars to align, reach up and rearrange them the way you want… create your own constellation” – Pharrell
50. “I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury — unless it’s completely debilitating — I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.” – Kobe Bryant
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