Monifa Bethune Quotes & Sayings

When a mother extends outstretched arms to a son who has failed in sports, or school, or socially, or been deemed not smart enough, 'manly enough,' or just plain not good enough, he begins to understand what love is all about. The moment a mother extends her grace, he begins to understand that goodness in being a man isn't all about his performance. It isn't about his successes or his failures. It is about being able to accept love from another and then return that love."1 — Vicki Courtney

Women always want to be what they're not: If you're the pretty girl, you want to be the quirky girl. If you're the smart girl, you want to be the pretty girl. — Jordana Brewster

When you find a burden in belief or apparel, cast it off. — Amelia Bloomer

Never forget the power of music. Spend a little time with it every day, — Robin S. Sharma

According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking. — Jonathan Stroud

Pain is our only connection with life; only pain can reveal what life is. — Roberto Bolano

I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time. — Enya

Often, men want money to get women, or to use women to get money, or both at the same time. — Bryant McGill

Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions. — Heraclitus