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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Women been gittin' pregnant ever since Eve ate that apple.
I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.
Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
A Woman in Harmony with her Spirit is like a river flowing.
This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.
There is an intimate laughter to be found only among friends
I wasn't a pretty girl. I was six feet tall at 15, you know.
I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.
Life is a glorious banquet, a limitless and delicious buffet.
Life is a gift, and i try to respond with grace and courtesy.
Through the centuries, we faced down death by daring to hope.
Original thinking migrates each day in search of nourishment.
All knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.
Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.
Troubles are a blessing that force you to change, to believe.
As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
We are all human; therefore, nothing human can be alien to us.
Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.
The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.
We can only know where we're going if we know where we've been.
The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free.
Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.
Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.
The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library
The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
If funkytown was a trailerpark, this guy would be a double-wide.
The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.
Do not be wedded forever to fear, yoked eternally to brutishness.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.
Without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
Love liberates. It doesn't just hold, that's ego. Love liberates.
As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
Lord keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth.
When was the last time anyone ever told you how important you are?
Writing and cookery are just two different means of communication.
I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere.
Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross
At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.
Hope does not take away your problems. It can lift you above them.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.
In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.
Its not where your dreams take you, its where you take your dreams.
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
Just because I am wheelchair-bound doesn't mean I don't get around.