“But good ol'Uncle James, he had a heart. He talked her into it. It was Uncle James who told me about the night I was born. Driving Dorothy to the hospital, his raggedy old car didn't have any brakes. He had to ride around and around in circles until the car slowed down. Hey, that could be the story…”— Etta James, amazon.com
“I had two mothers, two childhoods, lived two different lives in two different cities. Maybe that's why I became two different people.”— Etta James, amazon.com
“I live in a set, with the curtains of the stage closed with no audience - but who cares?”— Karl Lagerfeld, vogue.co.uk
“i’ve said “no” to a lot of things, to make room for my spirit to say “yes” to the right things.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“there are a lot of blessings i know i missed out on because "i wasn't ready" or because it was "too scary." please, don't be that person.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“just because it’s an opportunity, does not mean you have to say “yes.” is it right for you and the parties involved? does it speak to you? listen to your spirit, man.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“i trust in my blessings, because i trust in the intentions behind the work i have done in order to receive them.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“you don’t need an excuse or a reason to give love, to show love, to be kind, to forgive past hurts.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“it’s okay to let go, it is okay to move forward and to move on; it is your right to give yourself permission to breathe again, i promise.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“just a reminder: your light is not dependent on others awareness of it.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“folks ain’t seen other people do it so they afraid to do it, too. and they’ll project that fear onto your vision. one of those folks i will never be. and, neither should you.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“if you need rest, give yourself that. if you need peace, give yourself that. if you need love, give yourself that. heal yourself, first.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“no one owes you anything - not your momma, not your god, not your universe. earn yours. do the work.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com