Ourselves Quotes

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children.

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.

I am not so different in my history of abandonment from anyone else after all. We have all been split away from the earth, each other, ourselves.

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.

How we express ourselves in worship remains up in the air.