“Just walking through this life as a Black person, and actually surviving that, was and still is an ovation-worthy performance.”
"To be seen in this life, truly observed without judgment, is what it feels like to be loved."
- Cicely Tyson
Love
"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."
- Cicely Tyson
Personal Growth
"All of the challenges will make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."
- Cicely Tyson
Personal Growth
"Knowing your generational story firms the ground upon which you stand. It makes your life, your struggles and triumphs, bigger than your lone existence. It connects you to a grand plotline."
- Cicely Tyson
Inspiration
"I have learned not to allow rejection to move me."
- Cicely Tyson
Resilience
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience