Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Quote by Toni Morrison

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The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by...

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...

No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the...

No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the...

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties,...

One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties,...

My children are delightful people, whom I would love even if they weren't my children.

My children are delightful people, whom I would love even if they weren't my children.

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance...

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance...

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written...

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written...

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she...

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she...

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph,...

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph,...

Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf

Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

I like marriage. The idea.

I like marriage. The idea.

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of...

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of...