Unveiling wisdom and resilience, this collection highlights 25 powerful quotes from BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) individuals whose voices and insights continue to inspire change, challenge norms, and celebrate diversity. From historical figures to contemporary leaders, their words resonate with strength, offering perspectives that enlighten and motivate.
1. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
2. Maya Angelou
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
3. Malala Yousafzai
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.”
4. Nelson Mandela
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
5. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.”
6. Barack Obama
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.”
7. Rosa Parks
“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.”
8. Muhammad Ali
“Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion.”
9. Frida Kahlo
“I am my own muse, the subject I know best.”
10. James Baldwin
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
11. Yuri Kochiyama
“Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society.”
12. Harriet Tubman
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.”
13. Audre Lorde
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
14. Confucius
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
15. Oprah Winfrey
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
16. Dalai Lama
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
17. Marcus Garvey
“People without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.”
18. Serena Williams
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.”
19. Langston Hughes
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”
20. Ida B. Wells
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
21. Cesar Chavez
“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community.”
22. Kalpana Chawla
“The path from dreams to success does exist.”
23. Michelle Obama
“Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”
24. Desmond Tutu
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
25. Yoko Ono
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
Voices That Resonate
These quotes, a mere snapshot of the wisdom offered by BAME individuals, serve as a beacon of inspiration, challenging us to reflect, act, and dream of a world enriched by diversity and unity.
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