Mustafa Ali Quotes

An inspiring word for me is to think of myself as limitless.

You can do anything you want to do.

My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone cannot take way from me, so it's very valuable.

Never let anyone or anything define your value or limit your dream.

Ultimately the greatest help is self-help.

I can't point to a single person or incident that changed my life, but the recognition that there is a certain world order, has been consequential. It has empowered me to do things my way. I found an inner truth by which I abide.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

I want to be defined by my own essence.

Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it's stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that's when people do their best work. You can't fake confidence or empowerment.

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

I think being independent gives you a different confidence about yourself. It gives you more power, especially in certain relationships.

I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything.

Nobody can stop me from being what I want to be.

No matter where you come from, no matter what you decide to do in life, you can do anything you want to do.

Nobody is powerless.

I wasn't going to let anything control me.

The big message is, you're the star in your own life. You don't have to change; you are who you are. Go and do what you want to do.

I can be pretty much anything I want.

I just made a decision a long time ago: I'm not going to be defined by a scoreboard.

I have never restricted myself to my strengths and abilities, as they are unlimited, and I am still discovering them.

I'm not going to let other people set my limitations.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

Don't let anything or anyone define you. You are what you are because of what you make of tough situations in your life.

Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted

Becoming is the action that births our womanhood, rather than passive act of being born (an act none of us has a choice in). This short, powerful statement assured me that I have the freedom, in spite of and because of my birth, body, race, gender expectations, and economic resources, to define myself for myself and for others.