Morgan > Morgan's Quotes

“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”
― Malcolm X

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
― Audre Lorde

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars, to change the world.”
― Harriet Tubman

“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
― Langston Hughes

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.”
― Maya Angelou, Poems

“Harlem

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?”
― Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems

“Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.”
― Maya Angelou

“Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer and destroy.”
― Wahida Clark, Justify My Thug

“We ain't in the game to love these hoes, you suppose to hit it and pass it to the left. I didn't love that hoe, it was just something to do.”
― Wahida Clark, Justify My Thug

“ You Got to know when to hold em' , Know when to fold em' , know when to walk away, know when to run. ”
― Nikki Turner

“The cemetery is where a young hustla go to retire, and prison is where he goes to grow old.”
― Nikki Turner

“These young folks say they can't leave home without their American Express, but nowadays I can't leave home without my pistol. I ain't used it in a while but I've been itching to.”
― Nikki Turner, Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife

“Sometimes two people could look at the same picture and see different images. Position determines perspective.”
― Nikki Turner, Natural Born Hustler

“in due time you'll learn there is life after a lost love!”
― Brenda Jackson, Perfect Timing

“as imperfect human beings, any of us, all of us, are subject at some time or another to make mistakes!”
― Brenda Jackson, Perfect Timing

“no matter how big you think your problems are, someone else's problems could always be bigger, which makes yours relatively small!”
― Brenda Jackson, Perfect Timing

“Sometimes, people have a tendency not to notice someone who's always there, even if that person's the best thing for them.”
― Brenda Jackson

“This scene may disturb you, so you have to pay attention.”
― Zane

“The person that loves the least, controls the relationship”
― Zane, Total Eclipse of the Heart

“How can two people love each other, create children together, cohabitiate, build a life together, and then end up hating each other in the end.”
― Zane

“courage is simply fear that has said it's prayers!”
― Zane, Addicted

“I got a few gray hairs to testify to my wisdom, 2 grand babies & long. black dido named Harry...”
― Zane, Succulent: Chocolate Flava II

“Having people understand your gift is a gift within itself!”
― Gregg Burton

“Relationships are a never-ending work in progress.”
― Francis Ray, If You Were My Man: A Novel

“do we not love each other enough, or do we love ourselves too much!”
― Francis Ray, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

“How can you ask me when i want to get married when you have yet to ask me if i will marry you?”
― Rochelle Alers, Taken By Storm

“it could all be so simple, but you'd rather make it hard, lovin you is like a battle, and we both end up with scars, tell me who i have to be, to get some reciprocity..”
― Michael Baisden, The Maintenance Man

“those who fail to plan, plan to fail!”
― Michael Baisden, Men Cry in the Dark

“pain always feels brand new no matter how much experience you've had with it!”
― Michael Baisden, The Maintenance Man