12 Quotes & Sayings By Bien Sufficient

Bien Sufficient is a writer, artist, and activist. She is the author of "Don't Be Afraid" (2013) and "When I was Your Age (2015). She has appeared on the cover of The New York Times Magazine, Vibe Magazine, Essence Magazine, MTV News, The Grio, among other publications. She runs the blog BienSufficient.com and the Twitter account @BienSufficient.

When you live your life seeking the opinion and approval...
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When you live your life seeking the opinion and approval of others, you become a slave in your mind and soul to others. This is the worst form of slavery. Bien Sufficient
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There is nothing my mind can conceive, my heart can believe, my eyes can see and my soul can visualize that I cannot do. Even if the whole world says I can’t, it’s just a matter of time and I will get it done. Bien Sufficient
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Whatsoever you set your hands on doing, do it in such a way that your work will always stand out. Bien Sufficient
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I love you not because you are deserving of my love but because it is my number one duty as a Christian.There is no Christianity without true love! Bien Sufficient
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The person you think is useless and a nobody today, might be the very person you will need tomorrow. Never look down on anyone. Bien Sufficient
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Celebrate you! For if you don’t, no one will. Bien Sufficient
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5. That people do not believe in you or in your ideas does not necessary mean that you are not good or that your ideas are not good enough. The problem is not with you but with them. For every great invention, we have today encountered this opposition. If you, therefore want to be great you must learn not to live your life based on the opinion of others but on your convictions. Bien Sufficient
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No one ever became great without troubles. Troubles are opportunities for greatness in disguise Bien Sufficient
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If you know who you are, then it will not be difficult for you to stand your ground and on your convictions. Bien Sufficient
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Remember, for there to be any change in your life circumstances, you must change. You must improve yourself. You must develop your mind. You must change your company. If you want to fly like the eagles, then you have to make friends with the Eagles and not with chickens. You can’t be in the company of chickens and hope to fly like the Eagles someday. Life does not work that way. Bien Sufficient
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I love it when people tell me you can’t. For the very moment they say you can’t, they challenge the “I can” that lies deep down within me, and the result is always positive. The I can in me rises up to the challenge and gets the job done. Bien Sufficient