685 Quotes by Iyanla Vanzant

Before you can live a part of you has to die.

You have to accept that you can’t change the past experiences, opinions of others at that moment in time or outcomes from their choices or yours.

I recognized that a broken life is a test of faith of the highest order.

If you don’t have a vision you’re going to be stuck in what you know. And the only thing you know is what you’ve already seen. But a vision that grows inside of you, a vision that wakes with you, sleeps with you, moves with you, a vision that you can tap into on your worst, worst, worst day, the vision will pull you forward.

I'm moving into that eldership age, you know? I'm at the 'wise woman' age where it's not about learning, but utilizing the information that I have in a way that serves other people. That's a high calling and it's a great responsibility.

Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us.

I try not to set myself up as different or as a celebrity or special. I have a husband that can get on my nerves. I have kids that test my patience. I've got a cat I can't keep off the sofa. It's real. On a bad day, I'm reading 'Acts of Faith.'

I can trust myself because I trust God in both masculine and feminine forms.

Contributing to our living a purposeful life is where other people come into the trust picture.