All in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.
Why wait to forgive and let go only after you have sufficiently wallowed in your despair? Why not forgive and let go now?
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.
Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary.
You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that...
Readers are the glue that binds the books together.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Your every positive action in your life will increase your self-esteem and this self-esteem will boost you for more positive action to take you on success
Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'p...