9 Quotes & Sayings By Janet Autherine

Janet Autherine is an award winning poet, writer and speaker. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best of the Best New Poets, Dear America: Poems of Black History, and Pushcart Prize XXXVI: Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence in the Small Press. Janet's poems have been featured on NPR's All Things Considered. She has also performed her poetry at various venues throughout the US including the National Poetry Slam at NYU and The Paris Review Read more

Janet is a graduate of New York University and holds a Master's degree from Columbia University.

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Greatness is finding your natural talent, fueling it with passion, planting it in well-nourished soil, and toiling in the garden until it breaks through the earth and reaches for the stars. Janet Autherine
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Give your mind permission to travel where the body cannot go and be open to all the wisdom that the universe has to offer. Janet Autherine
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Roar to your own beat! Janet Autherine
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We spring from one great tree of life; when the root of the tree is watered with love, we all thrive. Janet Autherine
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If we all counted our blessings and then shared them with our neighbors, near and far, all our lives would be richer. Janet Autherine
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When you are discouraged, do not look down. Hold your head up high and you will see the face of God shining a light into your dark place. Janet Autherine
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You are not alone in this world; you are the vine from a tree that connects all mankind. Long before you were born, God wrote greatness next to your name. Janet Autherine
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Sprinkled in with the beauty and joy of life will be storms. These storms will require you to anchor yourself to your faith until your rainbow arrives. Janet Autherine