Juliann Simmons

“Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, capable of adapting to any circumstance. It suggests resilience, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times. . . . Your ability to thrive depends, in the end, on your attitude to your life circumstances. Take everything in stride with grace, putting forth energy when it is needed, yet always staying calm inwardly.”
― Ping Fu

“The only value of wasted time is knowledge.”
― Monica Drake, Clown Girl

“I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“There are turning points in everyone's life when we have to fight, even if we have to do it by ourselves and in public.”
― Junius Williams, Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power