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9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

1. We are so inspired by the countless authors who have sparked our minds and encouraged us to grow. Here is our list of inspirational quotes from our favorite authors.

We are so inspired by the countless authors who have sparked our minds and encouraged us to grow. Here is our list of inspirational quotes from our favorite authors.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

2. We are so inspired by the countless authors who have sparked our minds and encouraged us to grow. Here is our list of inspirational quotes from our favorite authors.

We are so inspired by the countless authors who have sparked our minds and encouraged us to grow. Here is our list of inspirational quotes from our favorite authors.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

3. Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

“Where there is a woman there is magic.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

4. Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

“Where there is a woman there is magic.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

5. Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

6. Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

7. Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan

“Too many of us are hung up on what we don’t have, can’t have, or won’t ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

8. Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan

“Too many of us are hung up on what we don’t have, can’t have, or won’t ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

9. Sista Souljah

Sista Souljah

“To be a real man or woman, you’ve got to know what you believe in. You’ve got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

10. Sista Souljah

Sista Souljah

“To be a real man or woman, you’ve got to know what you believe in. You’ve got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

11. Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

12. Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

13. bell hooks

bell hooks

“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

14. bell hooks

bell hooks

“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

15. Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

16. Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.”

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

17. Will you be watching?

Will you be watching?

The NAACP Image Awards Show is back for its 47th year on Feb. 5. Tune in on TV One at 8/7 C for the red carpet and 9/8 C for the ceremony!

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors was originally published on hellobeautiful.com