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Spoken Word Of Black Women

Memorable words from black women

Jada Henry
Feb 21, 2018
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Happy Black History Month! Which unfortunately is the shortest month out of the whole year I might add. To celebrate such a gracious time here are some memorable quotes from women of the black community.

Brenda Skyes

"I do what I want to do and I really don't feel the need to explain anything." -Brenda Sykes

Halle Berry

“When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.” -Halle Berry

Jada Pinkett Smith

“We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It's kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn't appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn't appreciated. It's like, 'What the hell do you do?' What you do is you don't allow anyone to dictate who you are.” -Jada Pinkett Smith

Beyoncé

"Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are." -Beyoncé


Whitney Houston

“You can fool people. You can fool anybody anytime of the day, but you can't fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you've got to be straight up with you.” -Whitney Houston


Janet Jackson

“Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.” -Janet Jackson


Eartha Kitt

“My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.” -Eartha Kitt

Grace Jones

“One boyfriend told me that I loved myself too much. I thought, Well, you can love a boyfriend too much, but you can’t love yourself too much. Sometimes you have to love yourself to keep yourself whole.” -Grace Jones

Josephine Baker

“God dislikes evil, and no happiness can be built on hate. Love one another as brothers.” -Josephine Baker

Oprah

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” -Oprah

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