“Every relationship we create is a part of a grander scheme, to help us become more aware of who we are.”

The only way to see truth is to see it as an observer.

I compromise, but I don’t settle.

How we feel about ourselves determines what we accept and what we let go.

Though human interaction, every day I evolve, I learn something new about myself and world I live in.

Before texting your ex remind yourself of why it ended.

Even when we lose control of everything around us, we still have control over our thoughts.

When I am hurt I appreciate everything around me. That’s how I heal.

Self value is reflection of self love.

Every time I thought my world was coming to an end, a new world was being built right before my eyes.

We learn to trust ourselves by allowing ourselves to be vulnerable.

We are at mercy of our internal world, not our external world.

Being able to communicate our thoughts, ideas and feelings is the most liberated we can ever be.

Responding instead of reacting empowers us.

I have the power to turn things around.

We need to change in order for things around us to change.

The more true to ourselves we are, the more we gravitate and attract all the things that represent us. Therefore, the more we are alive.

Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?

Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.

The only reason we don’t have what we want in life, is the reasons we create as to why we can’t have them.

Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of … But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

We are the witnesses to the miracle. We are put here by creation, by God….We’re here to be the audience to the magnificent. It is our job to celebrate.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.