Month: January 2023

A man and woman sitting on the couch

COPING

January 31, 2023

Yeah, life hurts like hell, but this is how I keep going. I have a sense of humor, I’ve got my brothers and sisters. I’ve got the ability to make something out of nothing. I can clap my hands and make magic.

—Bill T. Jones

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A woman and child hugging each other.

DISCOURAGEMENT

January 30, 2023

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

—Duke Ellington

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A man with dreadlocks is holding up his middle finger.

JUDGING CHARACTER

January 29, 2023

You shake man han’, you no shake him heart.

—Bahamian Proverb

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A woman and two men holding a baby.

PARENTHOOD

January 28, 2023

It was very, very important that my sons’ mother be a mother. They wanted, needed and deserved a mother. They didn’t need an author around the house.

—Toni Morrison

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A man in a suit is handing money to someone else.

MONEY

January 27, 2023

America is a capitalist country, and I am a capitalist.

—Alonzo Herndon

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A man and woman holding their ears with one hand, while the other holds a cord in the shape of a heart.

LOYALTY/SUPPORT

January 26, 2023

I really do believe that every human being has serious value. I’m in most people’s corner.

—Elaine Brown

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A woman with glasses is holding her mouth open and talking on the phone.

DISCOURAGEMENT

January 25, 2023

Many times during auditions, I was told that I couldn’t carry a note with a bucket, and that I sure couldn’t play the piano.

—Ray Charles

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A woman is touching images on the wall

VISUALIZATION

January 24, 2023

I absolutely pictured myself climbing in and out of limousines.

—Suzanne de Passe

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A man standing on the side of a boat.

VISION

January 23, 2023

I have the original vision, and I see the film in its finished form before one frame is shot. When you get people dickering with your stuff, it distorts the vision.

—Spike Lee

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A person holding a heart in their hands.

GROWTH

January 22, 2023

For me, life is all about growth.

—Janet Jackson

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