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In observance of February as Black History Month, OptimalThinking.com proudly salutes African-American Optimal Thinkers
who have risen above slavery, poverty, and degradation. You are inspiring the disadvantaged in every nation.
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and
justice and prosperity for all people."
Rosa Parks
"In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from;
it matters only where you are going."
Condoleeza Rice
"We went to Chairman Arafat. I looked at him across his table. Said,
'Mr. Chairman, do your very best to give seven days of quiet so we can get going.'"
Colin Powell
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
Barack Obama
"I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds.
As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet."
Jesse Louis Jackson
"We simply wanted to do the best we could for a movie....
All we could do is show our best hand and wait for the results."
Jamie Foxx
"Life has taught me to just be the best I can be."
Denzel Washington
"Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us."
Angela Bassett
"In anything I do, I want to be the best."
Will Smith
"You can't sway someone's opinion by argument, you have to do it by example."
Cuba Gooding Jr.
"Living your best life is your most important journey in life."
Oprah Winfrey
"We have to create a vision, make choices based on what moves us most swiftly toward our goals,
and go after them with determination and single - mindedness. And whenever you encounter a
problem, no matter how insurmountable it might seem, there is one simple response that
should be ingrained in your behavior: Never give up."
Stedman Graham
"You must be willing to give total unconditional love to everyone, under all circumstances.
That means being willing to be totally responsible for what you do and how you do it."
Iyanla Vanzant
"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."
Duke Ellington
"When I get a contract with a network I have paid my dues and I have worked to get it,
and they know that they're going to get for their dollar, the best that I have to offer.
I'll give it the best. No 'Catch your later.'"
Sammy Davis Jr.
"I promised him, and I promised my wife and son, that I would try my best,
and I'm trying my best."
Quincy Jones
"All these guys who are very competitive... They're going to draw the best talent out of you each and every night, every time you face them.
That's what I thrive on. That's what I look forward to."
Michael Jordan
"I'm just going to take time off and just hang out with my children,
just chill out, go out, meet all the best foot doctors in the world,
then I'll make the best decision possible."
Shaquille O'Neil
"The best and safest sex is no sex."
Magic Johnson
"I am the greatest."
Mohammad Ali
"Go in there and do the best you can. That's all you can do."
Tiger Woods
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