“Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in elegance, enameled with grace, toasted with beauty. My Lord, she’s a black woman!”
– Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Category Archives: Great Quotes I adore
Staring At Closed Doors
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.”
-Alexander Graham Bell
Before Abraham Was
“…Jesus’ friends and enemies were staggered again and again by what he said and did.
He would be walking down the road, seemingly like any other man, then turn and say something like, ‘Before Abraham was, I am.’
Continue reading Before Abraham Was
Where Miracles Begin
“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”
~ Jim Rohn
The Cold and Timid Souls
“The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at the best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
The Lesson I Grew Up With
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”
– Michelle Obama
Broken Winged Birds
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
—Langston Hughes
I Refuse to Believe It
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading I Refuse to Believe It
To Be Alive
“When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~Marcus Aurelius
The One Thing You Have…
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
~ Neil Gaiman
That Upward Spiral
“See: it’s a never-ending upward spiral. And if you think at any point you’re allowed to stop climbing, I’m afraid you’re missing the point. Because the joy is in the climb itself.”
~Mark Manson
Courage
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
~Maya Angelou
Time
“Time means a lot to me because, you see, I, too, am also a learner and I am often lost in the joy of forever developing and simplifying. If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
~ Bruce Lee
Staring At Closed Doors
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.”
-Alexander Graham Bell
Dreamer
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Rejected?
“Rejection is a part of life. If one lives their life without the experience of rejection, oh! how horrible.”
~ By Prof. Wang Min ©
(Professor of Innovation and Strategic Management)
Inspiration Doze For Today
“On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.”
~ Oprah Winfrey Continue reading Inspiration Doze For Today
Quote of the day
“I am a Woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman,
that’s me.”
~ Phenomenal Woman Poem (1978) by Maya Angelou
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