Sarah Lewis is an associate professor at Harvard University, focusing on African American and Black Atlantic visual representation, racial justice, and representational democracy. She has authored several books, including the acclaimed “The Rise,” and has received numerous awards, such as the Infinity Award for Critical Writing and Research. Lewis is a sought-after public speaker and has been featured in various media outlets. She serves on the boards of several organizations and lives in New York City and Cambridge, MA. Additionally, Sarah Lewis (she/her) is an Anishnaabe Kwe (Ojibwe/Cree) spoken word artist, activist, community organizer, and mother, with ancestral roots in Ontario and Manitoba.

Sarah Lewis Quotes

1. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it,” novelist George Moore once wrote.”
— Sarah Lewis

2. “As composer Leonard Bernstein said, “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.”
— Sarah Lewis

3. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – SCOTT ADAMS.”
— Sarah Lewis

4. “I might only truly become my fullest self if I explored and stayed open to moving through daunting terrain.”
— Sarah Lewis

5. “Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate – perfectionism – an inhuman aim motivated by a concern with how others view us. Mastery is also not the same as success – an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved-line, constant pursuit.”
— Sarah Lewis