Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

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 feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

A man is always better than he thinks.

Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

Use each interaction to be the best, most powerful version of yourself.

You have to empower yourself.

You are the only thing holding you back from happiness. You have the ability to change your life radically for better or worse.

I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love.

Having goals can be useful, but don't lose sight of how great you are and how much you can help yourself and others right now.

Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

There's always a way to pull back and discredit ourselves, but once you just shut that out and start doing it, you realize things about yourself that you never thought were possible.

Try to imagine that you're the strongest, most noble, most thoughtful, most compassionate, intelligent person in the world, and pretend to be that. Speak from that place. It's more than self-awareness; it's the ability to access this super-intelligence.

Consciousness of our powers augments them.

Your success and happiness start with you.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

I do believe in self-help.

The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.

There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.