Top 380 Iyanla Vanzant Quotes (2023 Update)
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251. “Everybody’s got a ‘thing.’ Some ‘things’ are nice and quiet. Some ‘things’ have fangs and claws. Some ‘things’ stink and have slobber everywhere.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

252. “From speaking with my mother I learned that forgiveness is a process that begins with the choice to end your own suffering.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

253. “What keeps us from achieving our heart’s desires is not anything outside of us, it’s the conflict inside.”

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254. “The life you want is on the other side of the labor pains it takes to birth it.”

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255. “When we have distorted and painful images of men and masculinity, more often than not we find ourselves in dysfunctional relationships with all forms of power and authority.”

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256. “The greatest gift of surrender was that it helped me to realize that it is arrogant of me not to forgive myself when God forgives me.”

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257. “I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.”

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258. “I believe that the only thing that will dispel the darkness is for the light to come on. And the lights are coming on. Here, there. People are eating more vegetables, living green, taking in and saving animals. All of that is the light coming on.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

259. “So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It’s time to invest on the inside.”

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260. “If you’re not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren’t really ready to share yourself.”

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261. “Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.”

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262. “One way to eliminate self negating thoughts and behavior is by gaining more understanding through realizing that you cannot force others to see that what you feel is real.”

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263. “I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting, and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.” The.”

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264. “Begin within. If it shows up in your life, it’s coming to tell you something about you that you’re acting like you don’t know. Something about yourself, or your relationship with God.”

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265. “You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself.”

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266. “What would it take for you to forget all your troubles? Are you willing to simply forget all your troubles today? When you remove your attention from a problem, it gets bored and moves away!”

— Iyanla Vanzant

267. “It is impossible to pretend that you are not heir to, and therefore, however inadequately or unwillingly, responsible to, and for, the time and place that give you life. – James Baldwin.”

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268. “People are hurting. People are suffering. But you can not get everywhere.”

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269. “It’s about your heart and about your consciousness. It’s not about length of time you pray. Some of the most powerful prayers I’ve ever heard come from children, who can barely speak.”

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270. “I really don’t have any weaknesses. I do have areas of my life that I am working on to grow, heal and evolve. Giving myself permission to rest is an area I am working on. Not rescuing my children and grandchildren is another area.”

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271. “Anything that threatens, hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down.”

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272. “Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. When we find something or someone creating in our lives that which we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to stop it.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

273. “In 2002, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer. And it was such a shock, a surprise to us.”

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274. “Every day is your day if you claim it. If you wait for somebody else to make it for you, you’re going to be disappointed.”

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275. “I think most people think that a spiritual path or growing spiritually means that all of a sudden you’ll be able to forecast the six lotto numbers and all your bills will be paid.”

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276. “Once you commit to believing that you can trust yourself, your positive internal voice will eventually become louder than the negative external voices. Trusting what you hear – whether or not those around you agree with you – is a powerful and important step.”

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277. “In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over.”

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278. “Self-trust is about having an inner voice, being connected to that inner voice, learning how to hear and follow that voice, and doing the personal healing work required to make sure that the voice you hear brings your best interests to the forefront of your mind. Connecting.”

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279. “You can’t just cry about the pain. You can’t just pray about the pain. You must eliminate the pain.”

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280. “Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility.”

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281. “You cannot get to where you are going until you have learned all there is to learn about where you are.”

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282. “Oprah Winfrey gives you the stage? Shut your mouth. I said, ‘I’m sorry for taking over your show.’ She said, ‘No, that’s why we have you here.’”

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283. “Once we become aware of our issues and challenges, we become accountable to do something about it.”

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284. “No matter what, “I forgive everyone for everything!”

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285. “When you spend more time being angry, hurt, and upset about what happened, you pretty much barricade the door of what is possible.”

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286. “As we learn to see each other through our spiritual eyes, the physical differences will cease to matter.”

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287. “I’m really not that fierce.”

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288. “Every choice you make supersedes and overrides every other choice you make.”

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289. “When you believe, or are led to believe, you are unable to act upon the greatest desires of the soul, the result is mental and spiritual enslavement.”

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290. “Spiritual consciousness does not make your problems go away; it does, however, help you view them from a different vantage point.”

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291. “If you heart had a voice, Beloved, what would it say?”

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292. “There are going to be moments today you don’t like me. You’ll get over it.”

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293. “When your life is going downhill, it doesn’t get better just because you want it to. Nor can you will it to be better. Your life will only get better when you get better.”

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294. “Life doesn’t have to be hard, life is on your side.”

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295. “I’ve always told the truth. I think that’s been part of the foundation of my career. I don’t put myself above people. I don’t put myself different than people. And I, for one, know that none of us is immune.”

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296. “Many of us have a need to be right. We then set out to make ourselves right by making someone else wrong. We must get right with ourselves. Once we do, we will have so much to do, we will not have time to keep track of who is wrong.”

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297. “Respect you love one enough to know thay can handle your truth.”

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298. “Work is not just about getting paid what you’re worth. It is about using your gifts, sharing the best of who you are, and using what brings you joy to make someone else’s life better.” Never in my life had I heard anything like that. At the time, it sounded crazy.”

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299. “Thinking is the problem. Thinking is hazardous to your progress in life. Don’t think – feel.”

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300. “Act the way you want to be and soon you will be the way you act.”

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