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“Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school.”
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“Sometimes it takes you awhile to get to it, but you always get there, and what you say is always worth waiting for.”
Source : Suzanne Brockmann (2002). “Out of Control”, p.440, Ballantine Books
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“In no order of things is adolescence the time of the simple life.”
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“We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.”
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“As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth.”
Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.
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“Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”
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“You get irritated when I say I'm not angry and you get irritated when I say I am angry. I can't win." "Because you just saying whatever you think will shut me up," he accused me. "Aye, but it's not working." "Argh!" was his response, and he charged on down the street.”
Source : Moira J. Moore (2006). “The Hero Strikes Back”, p.72, Penguin
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“There is no joy other than the joy of creating. There is no man who is truly alive other than one who is creating. All others are just shadows on the earth with nothing to do with being alive. The joy of living, whether it is love or action, is the joy of creating.”