Kaiylah Muhammad > Quotes

“Be the woman a man needs. Don’t be the woman that needs a man.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, The Starving Psyche

“I strongly believe that you have to get lost to find yourself.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“True change doesn't happen overnight; it has to happen gradually. You first have to have a change of heart, then a change of mind, and then your actions will follow.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“A butterfly has to be a caterpillar first; allow yourself time to grow.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“Learn how to control your emotions and don't let them control you.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Psyche Dissection

“We want to change our surroundings, but we don't want to change ourselves. We are so quick to point out others' flaws, but can't admit our own. We complain about the problems with society, but don't offer a solution or acknowledge that we could be a part of the problem. And once we feel like we've outgrown a problem, instead of sharing what we've learned from our experience, we act so enlightened and better than the next man.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“People can say anything, but a person’s actions show how they truly feel about you. Actions express priority.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, The Starving Psyche

“What I’m starting to realize is that when you conform, people are not accepting you for who you are. They’re accepting you for who they think you are.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“The good thing about being numb is that no one can hurt you, but the bad thing about being numb is that no one can love you.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, The Starving Psyche

“Sometimes it's not that people bring us happiness, they just bring us familiarity. You know what to expect from them.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“I think the times that we're fucked up and lost in the world bring us closer to figuring out who we are.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage

“Self-love is when you are genuinely happy not with the image you see in the mirror, but the person you see.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad

“What is happiness? Happiness is freedom. What is freedom? Freedom is the ability to live without fear of public perception; to be who you are no matter where you are.”
― Kaiylah Muhammad, Out of the Cage