Ta-Nehisi Coates Quote

If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.

The father who has selflessly poured himself into the life of his children may leave no other monument than that of his children. But as for a life well lived, no other monument is necessary.

I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.

Your personal truth is your gift to the world.

Gratitude turns disappointment into lessons learned, discoveries made, alternatives explored, and new plans set in motion.

The best fighter is never angry.

A man of sixty has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Everything around you that you call life was made up by people, and you can change it.

Most police cars are the equivalent of an electrical room on wheels and it does not surprise me that police officers that spend time in such a biologically toxic environment are displaying aggression.