Since this is Black History Month in the U.S., I wanted to post some quotes from African American optimal thinkers that we can all apply to our lives. 
 

 
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 
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There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world.
It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
~ Henry Van Dyke

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We must remember that the same level of thinking that brought us to where we are today will not take us where we want to go tomorrow.
~ Anthony Robbins

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Each time a person stands up for an ideal,
or acts to improve the lot of others…
s/he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,
and crossing each other
from a million different centers
of energy and daring,
those ripples build a current
that can sweep down the mightiest walls of resistance.
~ Robert Kennedy

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Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do so, you’ll put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you’ll shake it to pieces.
Norman Vincent Peale

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Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness,
Applause is not fame,
Prominence is not eminence,
The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages.
A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond.
A man may have money but that does not make him a success.
It is what […]

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The higher up you go, the more mistakes you’re allowed.
Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it’s considered to be your style.
~ Fred Astaire

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There is no passion to be found in playing small –
in settling for a life that is less than what you are capable of living.
~ Nelson Mandela

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What’s talked about is a dream.
What’s envisioned is exciting.
What’s planned becomes possible.
What’s scheduled – is Real!
~ Anthony Robbins

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Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.
~ Zig Ziglar

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