“ Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying Germany Kent
“ It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. Germany Kent
“ When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Never say that you can't do something, or that something seems impossible, or that something can't be done, no matter how discouraging or harrowing it may be; human beings are limited only by what we… Mike Norton
“ A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ It has always been dangerous to institutionalize hope, and we no longer live in a society in which we will be allowed to institutionalize memory. Harold Bloom
“ If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Challenges are everywhere. Awake! challenge and defeat the challenges that challenge you in a challenging way and be not be defeated by the challenges that challenge you in a challenging way Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“ I did not tell you that it would be okay, because I have never believed it would be okay. What I told you is what your grandparents tried to tell me: that this is your country, that this is your world… Ta-Nehisi Coates
“ If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Write. Don't talk about writing. Don't tell me about your wonderful story ideas. Don't give me a bunch of 'somedays'. Plant your ass and scribble, type, keyboard. If you have any talent at all it will… Glen Cook
