"Being called Black in America is the struggle to keep us moving and breathing over bloody water. Being a Nigr or [Nia] without the context of history is like drowning in bloody water, dragging down those yet knowing to swim."

-- Chuck D

#Struggle Quotes #Moving Quotes #Breathing Quotes

“Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it.”
“The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are.”
“I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986.”
“What you focus on grows. What you concentrate on is what you see more of in your life.”
“The thing is, the reader doesn't want to hear about bad times.”
“The soul in the darkness sins, but the real sinner is he who caused the darkness.”
“Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.34, Penguin
“The resolve to diet is most easily summoned on a full stomach.”

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