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Tavis Smiley Quotes
«When you work for something, you appreciate it more, ... So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«It was impressive for everyone to see that progress is being made.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can't think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«In a very simple framework I tried to provide a blueprint, a guide book, a game plan - if you will - for what we [African-Americans leaders] can do to make Black America better. We believe that when you make Black America better - you make all of America better. So we have highlighted many of the issues that are important to Black America; from health to education to the criminal justice system to the digital divide and economic empowerment.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«This is an awesome sight. It speaks to the hunger that exists in our community ... the hunger to be heard, the hunger to be empowered.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«We give you the facts. I told you information is power -- knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«He was an authentic American hero whose work will be respected and dissected for years to come. This media empire is still number one and still 100 percent black-owned.»
Author: Tavis Smiley
«This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands.»
Author: Tavis Smiley