"I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly."

-- Bessie Coleman

#School Quotes #Flying Quotes #Black Quotes

“How wonderful it is to celebrate a 27 years career! When you moved from basket ball to music, the world of sports lost a great player, but music won a great singer. You transmit good vibrations, a wonderful energy on the stage.”
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”
“Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.”

Source : "'Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom,' by Queen Latifah". abcnews.go.com. May 05, 2010.
“I couldn't say who I am, I haven't the remotest notion of myself; I am someone without antecedents, without a history, without a country, and on that I insist!”
“I think college is something I want to experience just to have the experience, really. I think about going to college all the time.”
“Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change, and make the most of everything that comes your way.”

Source : "Kim Kardashian Takes Advice From Nick Jonas: Learn From Your Mistakes" by Nicole Karlis, hollywoodlife.com. May 7, 2012.
“Being good felt like a heavy coat, so I took it off.”

Source : Naomi Shihab Nye (2008). “Habibi”, p.198, Simon and Schuster
“I didn't long to be a designer. I always liked fashion, but it was always a bit sleeping in me.”

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