Alice Walker Quotes

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

If you don't get challenged, then you can't find out how good you are.

For many, life has become more about what they can't do rather than what they can do. The truth, however, is that you are far greater than you think and have truly amazing potential. The key is to tap into your higher self and unleash your full capacity for success and happiness.

The day you think you have reached your fullest potential is the day that you havn't.

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.

Awareness is the birthplace of possibility. Everything you want to do, everything you want to be, starts here.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

I don't want to be someone's reason to hate their life. I want to be someone's reason to seek something more in their life.

I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place I've ever been, but it keeps getting better and better.

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.

The distance between who you are and who you might be is closing.

What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.

Who is my biggest inspiration? Wow... I really, without wanting to sound 'aw gee shucks,' I'd have to say my wife who taught a rather uptight Englishman what there is to be got out of life. Susan is my greatest inspiration. She has more integrity than anyone I know, and integrity is more important than anything for a happy and successful life.

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

I think I'm happy with who I am. I don't know if I learned that from other girls or just people in general.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Rise above yourself.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

Women need to think about where they've been, where they are, where they're going, and how they're going to get there.

I think it is all about finding ways to challenge yourself.

We are built to be happy, strong and healthy. I fear not to live. We have everything to live up to our dreams. You have everything to achieve that, and in a very short period of time you can get all the tools to manifest who you want to be.

You've just got to know yourself, and know what you're worth, and know where you're going, and know that you can always, always learn more.

The day you are content, you will stop growing.