Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin’ hell, but as long as they ain’t free, I ain’t free.