Black Pearls Living

There are periods when I am the most attentive and thoughtful lover in the world, and periods, too, when I am just unavailable…. When I “surface” again, I try to apply the poultices and patch up the holes I’ve left in relationships around me.

—Toni Cade Bambara

The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

—Gordon Parks

People see God every day; they just don’t recognize Him.

—Pearl Bailey

I was the most uncoordinated kid in the world, banging my knuckles on tables as I walked by, knocking over lamps, two left feet on the dance floor. I wasn’t the fastest kid. I wasn’t the best player.

—Dave Winfield

We rarely goes down by ourse’fs.

—John Jasper

We don’t have eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we have here.

—Susan Taylor

Being your own man does not mean taking advantage of anyone else.

—Flip Wilson

Parents need to serve as role models for children and to instill in them the fact that exercise, like healthy eating, should be a lifelong habit.

—Florence Griffith Joyner

When I fell in love, I’d lose weight and then when the relationship failed, I’d gain it back. Food and heartache are intertwined within me.

—Luther Vandross

Education helps one cease being intimidated by strange situations.

—Maya Angelou