"And pray, who are you?" Said the Violet blue To the Bee, with surprise, At his wonderful size, In her eyeglass of dew. "I, madam," quoth he, "Am a publican Bee, Collecting the tax Of honey and wax. Have you nothing for me?"

-- John B. Tabb

#Summer Quotes #Eyeglasses Quotes #July Quotes

“Why is it so hard for people to believe that white people are poor?! I wouldn't say I lived in a ghetto, I'd say I lived in the 'hood. The same friends I had back then are the same people on tour with me now.”
“Whether on'e special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human comes from: compassion.”
“It's so funny because I listen to songs that I recorded that I didn't really know anything about at the time. Later on I'm starting to feel the songs. Sing them first, feel them later.”
“I don't really consider myself a female director, and I don't want to do so for other women. Female directors are just directors.”
“How many of us have enough trust, strength, and faith to believe that we could do the impossible?”
“News - communicating news and ideas, I guess - is my passion. And giving people alternatives so that they have two papers to read (and) alternative television channels.”
“A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding...”

Source : "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (No. CXXXII)". Book by Bahá'u'lláh edited by Shoghi Effendi, reference.bahai.org. 1935.
“I decided if it was going to be a mistake to come to New York and try and make a career in fashion, then it was going to be my mistake... But the American dream is real. I'm living it.”

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