inspiration

"As the earth dies your spirit will bloom; as the world fades your soul will rise and glisten. Amongst the dehydrated crevices of a desert earth you will stumble upon your diamonds; in between the dry skulls and cracked bones you will find your sapphires."

"HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE"

"إن النصر مع الصبر .. وإن الفرج مع الكرب .. وإن مع العسر يسرا"

"Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head that they have nothing to say you haven't heard before and it's about time they disbanded until they have something positive to say."

"Think of what starlight And lamplight would lack Diamonds and fireflies If they couldn’t lean against Black. . . ."

"My faith is big enough to accept all of God's wonders."

"Recognize that throughout this beautiful day,you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go."

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -- always with the same person."

"They say what doesn't kill the soul will make you stronger, but you can't be a stone-hearted man."

"Just remember, the difference between being good versus being great is just a few points, inches, or seconds."

"The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success."

"The harder the battle; The Greater the Blessing"

"Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion."

"There is no time to waste in life and there is no cut and paste as well, only copy and paste – you can only emulate others"

"I love inspirational R&B, like Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. I want to do that. That kind of music stays with you."

"The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine."

"Anyone can smile on their best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST."

"Amida's unimpeded light is the sun of wisdom that destroys the mind of darkness.(Preface in Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment)"

"Reading is my passion and my escape since I was 5 years old. Overall, children don't realize the magic that can live inside their own heads. Better even then any movie."

"You must remember what you are and what you have chosen to become, and the significance of what you are doing. There are wars and defeats and victories of the human race that are not military and that are not recorded in the annals of history. Remember that while you're trying to decide what to do."