Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr. Quotes

What is the value and worth of knowledge? My teachings have taught me that many will die for lack of knowledge. If knowledge and mindset are key ingredients to life - why do some reject it? Remove know from knowledge and you are standing on the ledge. When are we going to rescue ourselves from the ledge?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Oversight versus Insight: Most of us want to oversee the situation without insight of the situation. Knowledge is King.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Education gives you the ability to know it. Intelligence gives you the capacity to fix it. Wisdom lets you know when to do it.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The police are required to enforce the law in areas where they do not live, do not eat, do not go to the barbershop. They have no interaction with the people in that community except when they are called to resolve an issue. To bridge the gap we must establish relationships with the people and communities we serve. If we don’t we will continue to have biases that grow and fester and create deadly situations.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

As I sit here in my favorite chair, I'm reminded of a story that my father shared with me when I was a young boy. He said that a chicken and a hog were having conversation about breakfast.The chicken was complaining because it must produce eggs for the farmer so that he can have eggs for breakfast, and the hog replied with tears in his eyes, that may be true, but I must give up my life so that he can have bacon.My question to you is, what has someone given you in order for you to eat, and what are you willing to give up so that someone else may eat at the table of life?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

No matter how difficult things may seem, all things are possible.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Sometimes life appears one way, but what matters is how you internalize life and its lessons.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Sometimes God must confine us in order to free us.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

I'm saddened by the loss of Black Diamonds that we bury by the thousands every year never knowing the brilliance they possess. I call you my brotherand we embrace with such sincerity while our mother's tears saturate the grounds where our diamonds lay at rest. My question to you, is this innate or hate? We are greater than the current narrative. We must allow the diamonds to shine. May they shine from above.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

There are places and spaces you will never see or know, unless you move NOW!!

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

I was sitting here staring at the trees in my parents yard and wondering - season after season the trees continue to grow no matter what the weather. I guess they are just grounded and rooted and don't concern themselves with the seasons. When are we going to truly get rooted and grounded so that we continue to grow regardless?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

There are problems and conditions of this world that man nor woman can solve, it requires His grace and mercy.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The dream is free - to live it requires HUSTLE.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

My thoughts produce emotions which produces action; thus, the action is the outcome of the thought. Show me a man's actions and I can tell you of his thoughts. What are your thoughts?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Imagine if you were performing at your full potential, the lives you would change - including yours. Just imagine...

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

A guy who is equipped mentally and educationally doesn't need a confidence check. He is positioned and prepared to GO. Are you?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

What are you willing to lay down so you can stand up?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Are you able to proclaim that you have been through some things and you survived it? You are a survivor. And if you are a survivor you are not a victim. You have to change the language that you give to yourself and then you have to change the conversation that you give to others.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Years ago this was just a place where I was assigned to work. Today looking at this place represents the opportunity that God allowed me to see the beauty of His works. The difference in then and now - I guess our views are a representative of our growth. Thankful.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

These are NOT times for dramatization and talking, but meditation and praying.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

As I travel around the country, I'm finding a common denominator - people are hurting and going through regardless of race and creed. The common denominators are people HURTING people. The cure also has a common denominator - people start HELPING people.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The problem is people want help, but when help arrives you want to tell the help how to help you. Learn to RECEIVE help.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

This storm we are in concerns me greatly. Even in the midst of the storm I know the Son shines from behind the clouds and will eventually break through completely. There is hope. Let's impact this change together.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

When you make yourself a better you, you inevitably make a better life for your family. That's the thing I'll always embrace and you should too. Better yourself. Enjoy your life.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Winners see the victory before the contest begins and before they cross the finish line. Get yourself ready. SEE THE VICTORY.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

As men and women we need to occupy our space as Kings and Queens, move into our new reality. It only requires mindset.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: I was watching an old western and started thinking the Good, the Bad and the Ugly are present in all of us. What determines which one dominates is the one that is fed. Which one are you feeding?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

From the dream to mainstream...Do whatever is necessary to make your dream a reality. To get others to invest in you and your dreams you must be willing to invest in yourself.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

While watching the current state of America, I have concluded we should welcome the truth no matter how it arrives and justice no matter who or what it affects. When we don't, we become a vessel of mendacity and hypocrisy.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The pressures of life and influence of society have caused many to become something and someone they are not. Remove the layers. Dig through the dust and debris. Find the genuine jewel - YOU.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

For the last few days I have been stuck on the power of the touch. I would like to ask a favor - that we touch and agree mentally and spiritually. Going forward, let us take on the mindset of Kings and Queens and govern every thing in our space as such. Expect greatness. Anything less is unacceptable.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

While looking down memory lane, I realized that I have had an unusual and extraordinary life at times. Then it dawned on me, maybe it's because I'm supposed to help unusual and extraordinary lives.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

While sitting in the darkness in complete silence, I never realized how much there was to see and hear. There is sight and sound in darkness and silence. Learn to look and listen.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Whatever a man values, it is there you will find his resources. That which has no value to him, neither he nor his resources nor him will be present. Where can we find you?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Price and Cost. Sometimes we pay more. Sometimes we pay less. You've got to determine what you are willing to pay for success.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Only a few will LEAD, the rest will follow. Who is leading you and what are they leading you to?

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

A Warrior, A Winner has no fear. His only objective is to change the atmosphere, because he knows that then he controls the outcome.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

The nature of your outcome or problem in large part depends upon you. Results are what you get when you follow the rules. Consequences are the results of negative choices. Your thoughts become your actions. Your thoughts should be focused on what you desire.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Know Thyself. Once you know yourself and realize that you are a byproduct of the King, once you realize that your existence is tied to Him, once you realize that you are nothing without Him, you then understand that in the middle of the day or in the darkest midnight - you can not only survive, you can triumph.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Sometimes we miss our blessings in life because they do not arrive the way we think they should. Because our minds are so shallow, so limited, we think our blessings have to come a certain way and sometimes we miss them walking up and down the street. Open your mind: get your blessing.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.