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CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Every time you try and fail,
Every time your hope gets stuck in the deeps,
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CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Every human life bears a significant importance to the existence of humanity
CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE If you’re in a position to lift someone off the ground;
i. Say nothing about what it c...
CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Be the one to stand out in the crowd,
Be the one to go where they’d rather not.
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CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Live your best and leave the rest
CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Toss me like a dough and watch me RISE!
CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Her eyes bled from venomous anger...
Her flower had been gruesomely deflowered...
Her life...
CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE Learning to let go of anyone that does not add to your progress is affirming your inner sense of pur...
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CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE You take after Bilbo,' said Gandalf. 'There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him l...
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J.R.R. TOLKIEN He thought much but said little.
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C.J. ROBERTS The rude sea grew civil at her song,
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which ar...
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Those who pray have no time to stray.
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He held u...
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J.D. SALINGER I fully expect the police to come after me. To which I have just one thing to say: good luck.
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THE WEEKND I'm the most boring person to talk to.
THE WEEKND Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
THE TALMUD He who promises runs in debt.
THE TALMUD For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.
THE WEEKND Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not ...
THE BIBLE Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.
THE TALMUD Who is wise? One who learns from all.
THE TALMUD The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.
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THE EDGE Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
THE TALMUD No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.
THE TALMUD If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
THE TALMUD Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.
THE TALMUD This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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THE MAHABHARTA The sun will set without thy assistance.
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THE TALMUD Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
THE TALMUD Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more...
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THE TALMUD The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.
THE TALMUD A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
THE TALMUD To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
THE TALMUD Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while goo...
THE TALMUD Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes.
THE TALMUD The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness;
carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousnes...
THE TALMUD
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J. TILLMAN I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop unt...
J. COLE Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on ...
J. COLE There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn'...
J. COLE For Black Music Month, I would definitely want to celebrate Isaac Hayes.
JUICY J I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.
J. COLE I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.
JESSIE J I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? Wh...
JESSIE J Time is the glue that bonds a broken heart, but love is the air which dries the glue. -J. Franklin.
J. FRANKLIN I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long...
J. COLE It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my granda...
JESSIE J The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delig...
J. KRISHNAMURTI Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has n...
J. SWARTZ I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.
JESSIE J People admire my confidence, but they never see me when I'm alone. That's when I'm the most raw beca...
J. MERRIDEW There will come a time in your life when you lose something that matters to you. You'll fight for it...
J. STERLING We are your friends. It is the law of friendship that you tell us things you don’t want to tell us...
J. LYNN Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated.
J. YAHL Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obsti...
J. SWARTZ There is no end to relationship. There may be the end of a particular relationship, but relationship...
J. KRISHNAMURTI Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mer...
J. KRISHNAMURTI Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.
J. MASAI A bureaucrat is a person who cuts red tape sideways.
J. MCCABE I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
J. HELLER Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with ...
J. BARTLETT My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.
J. BROTHERTON A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels o...
J. HAWES