Decibels Examples Quotes & Sayings

Change is hard, difficult, painful, and often messy — David W. Earle

Black success stories lend credence to the notion that anyone, no matter how poor or how black you may be, can make it to the top, if only you try hard enough. These stories "prove" that race is no longer relevant. Whereas black success stories undermined the logic of Jim Crow, they actually reinforce the system of mass incarceration. Mass incarceration depends for its legitimacy on the widespread belief that all those who appear trapped at the bottom actually chose their fate. — Michelle Alexander

Learn to dance in the storm so when life hands you a stormy weather, you just glide through it — Ikechukwu Izuakor

You can't have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. — Cory Booker

I don't want to have a friend unless I can call them one of my best friends. — Leighton Meester

What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears. — Seneca.

When you hold back, it holds back; when you hesitate, it stands there staring, hands in its pockets. But when you commit, it comes on like blazes. — David Bayles

You can't stay married in a situation where you are afraid to go to sleep in case your wife might cut your throat. — Mike Tyson

It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson. — Christian Bale

On the exoteric level the traditions are irreconcilable. On the esoteric, experiential level of the heart reigns an eloquent, reverential silence. — Frederick Franck

Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think. — Karl G. Maeser