Inspirational Blessed Encouragement: African American Good Morning Quotes to Start Your Day

"We are the ones we’ve been waiting for."

- June Jordan

"Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them."

- Madam C.J. Walker

"I am deliberate and afraid of nothing."

- Audre Lorde

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer."

- Harriet Tubman

"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

"You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."

- Malcolm X

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

- Frederick Douglass

"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."

- Langston Hughes

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."

- W.E.B. Du Bois

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

- Malcolm X

"I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear."

- Rosa Parks

"Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change."

- Shonda Rhimes

"Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism."

- Oprah Winfrey

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

- Malcolm X

"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying."

- Michael Jordan

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any."

- Alice Walker

"Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong."

- Ella Fitzgerald

"Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth."

- Shirley Chisholm

"You are your best thing."

- Toni Morrison

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

"Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations."

- Dr. Mae Jemison

"Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face."

- Carol Moseley Braun

"I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it!"

- Madam C.J. Walker

"If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you’re going to get, you become a more successful person."

- Russell Simmons

"Don’t count the days, make the days count."

- Muhammad Ali

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."

- Arthur Ashe

"You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way."

- Lena Horne

"The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at."

- Jesse Owens

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

- Maya Angelou

"You have to look at the pattern of your life and see if you like what you see. If you don’t like it, then you have to change it."

- Ossie Davis

"It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts."

- Ella Fitzgerald

"I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’."

- Maya Angelou

"The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up."

- Henry Louis Gates

"If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win."

- Carl Lewis

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

- Muhammad Ali

"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave."

- Maya Angelou

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."

- Coretta Scott King

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

- Maya Angelou

"Every morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."

- Rosa Parks

"Character is what you do when no one is watching. Let today reflect your true strength."

- Booker T. Washington

"Wake up determined, go to bed satisfied."

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"The only thing that stands between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible."

- Jackie Robinson

"Good morning! Remember, every day is a chance to write a new story."

- Morgan Freeman

"Today, refuse to settle for anything less than what lifts your spirit and challenges your mind."

- Maya Angelou

"Rise and shine, and don’t be afraid to stand out. Your light is unique."

- Coretta Scott King

"Wake up and realize that the best way to make dreams come true is to wake up and do something about them."

- Mae Jemison

"You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Good morning! Start the day with love and let your actions reflect that love."

- James Baldwin

"You are your best thing. Own this day with confidence."

- Toni Morrison

"The best way to predict your future is to create it. Start now."

- Denzel Washington

"Every day brings new choices. Choose to be your best self today."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

"The time is always right to do what is right."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."

- Steve Jobs

"When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

- Aurelius Marcus

"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters."

- 14th Dalai Lama

"When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: I will meet today with reverence and joy."

- Maraboli, Steve

"Good morning! The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude."

- Dennis Kimbro

"Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more."

- Oprah Winfrey

"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."

- Charles Kingsley

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."

- Dalai Lama

"Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities."

- Harvey Mackenzie

"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."

- Les Brown

"Joy comes in the morning."

- Harriet Tubman

"Peace begins with a smile."

- Mother Teresa

"God bless you and give you health, happiness, and hope, the real comforters of this nether world."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Good morning and God bless on this most wonderful of days."

- John McLeod

"The morning is a great time to give thanks for the many blessings you have."

- Byron Pulsifer

"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."

- Thoreau, Henry David

"The miracle lies in the newness of a morning."

- Akita Lailah Gifty

"Rise up this morning, smile with the rising sun."

- Bob Marley

"God bless you all with peace, tranquillity, and goodwill."

- Dylan, Bob

"A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose."

- Tom Wilson

"When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

"Every morning we are reborn. What we do today is the most important."

- Unknown

"Today is a new day. A day brimming with possibilities. Take advantage of it!"

- Unknown

"Every morning, we are given 24 blank pages. It is entirely up to us what we write on them."

- Unknown

"I smiled as I woke up this morning. I have 24 brand-new hours ahead of me. I vow to live each moment fully."

"When you get up in the morning, go ahead and smile; it'll make everyone wonder what you've been up to."

- Unknown

"When you are unhappy, life laughs at you. When you are happy, life smiles back at you. But when you make people happy, life salutes you."

"Let there be a flow of love for each new morning. Allow happiness to shine in every direction."

"Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning, and you'll see a significant improvement in your life."

"A good morning blessing is sent to you with love and encouragement for a day that is the best too in all that you do."

"Wake with gratitude. Life’s a special gift meant to be fully unwrapped."

"This morning unfold your dreams and let God help them grow."

"Rise and shine with God’s grace glowing on your face."

"May your heart leap at the blessings a new day will unfold."

"Let this morning fan the flame inside you into a shining light."

"Rise and step out in faith today. Let God’s love lead the way."

"With God’s blessings, nothing can hinder your shine."

"Smile – you’ve been given the gift of a new day."

"Rise and shine and give God the glory!"

"The day is your canvas, paint it well."

"Each morning we are born again, let this be your best life yet."

"Good morning! You’re amazing. Keep God nearby and life’s praising."

"Good morning. May you feel God's love throughout your day."