"I always tell my students that Malcolm X came both to his spirituality and to his consciousness as a thinker when he had solitude to read. Unfortunately, tragically, like so many young black males, that solitude only came in prison."

-- Bell Hooks

#Solitude Quotes #Black Quotes #Males Quotes

“No temptation is a temptation, unless we are entertaining it.”
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.”

Source : Audre Lorde (1995). “The Black Unicorn: Poems”, p.25, W. W. Norton & Company
“Everyone in their life has his own particular way of expressing life's purpose - the lawyer his eloquence, the painter his palette, and the man of letters his pen from which the quick words of his story flow. I have my bicycle.”
“Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.”
“We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.”
“Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.”
“Bill Gates, who is the classic computer nerd, as opposed to Steve who is, like the coolest guy in the world. And who is really doing things to make the world a better place?”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“The week ahead is already programmed for fabulousness. Pray that your thinking be aligned with the force that makes it so.”

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