Favorite quotes

"Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way." -Nikki Giovanni

 

"A family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position." -Akan proverb

 

"Here Michael . . . just wash it down with Kool-Aid."

- Conrad Murray

 

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It is never too late to give up your prejudices - Henry David Thoreau

 

Curiosity killed the cat and jealousy killed the dog - Stizzy

 

"I’m not saying this because I’m looking for a soft cushion wherever I’m heading, I just feel that I’ve got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what’s real when it comes to AIDS." -Eazy-E

 

"The man who knows how to lead one of his brothers towards what he has known may one day be saved by that very brother." -Ancient Egyptian proverb

 

Nothing beats failure like a try.... Pauletta Vaughn

(I took some liberties with the original quote and substituted "like" where the original quote says "but")

 

If you know how to wash your hands well, you eat with Kings-Akan Proverb.

 

"Fortune Favors the Bold"

 

"being lost in the mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is"

 

"The mere imparting of information is not education." -Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro

 

"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around." -Oprah Winfrey

 

"If there's any haters in here right now that don't have nobody to hate on, feel free to hate on me!" -Katt Williams

 

If others are sitting you, should be standing if others are standing, you should be outstanding if others are outstanding, you should be the standard.- Ace Ankomah

 

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