Unapologetically Black Quotes & Sayings

I love religion only when it can strengthen my family. — Toba Beta

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said, "Writers should use common words to say uncommon things." When — Mary Embree

Whatever will be, will be. — Aaliyah

For it is a sad rule that whenever you are most in need of your art as a rationalist, that is when you are most likely to forget it. — Eliezer Yudkowsky

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory. — Sun Tzu

He called it a ptero-dactyle, meaning 'wing-fingered. — Elizabeth Kolbert

When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates the foundation for a happier and more contented person. — Sakyong Mipham

I've never believed much in that holding hands kind of love. I've always thought that love is about two different personalities trying to confront life, trying to make sense of their responsibilities, to themselves, to each other, and to the wider society. — Alan Bates

You can't go home again because home has ceased to exist except in the mothballs of memory. — John Steinbeck

I've always believed that the range or depth of emotion can be great, whether you're play a three-minute piece, or a half-hour work. — Anne Akiko Meyers

As an anarchist, I cannot reconcile myself to any government. — Peter Kropotkin

I'd gone from unapologetically commit-o-phobic to rom-com heroine in a few months — Maris Black

It's so fun to be on a show where we're all on our toes, all the time. We're constantly texting each other and calling each other while we're reading and go, "Oh, my gosh, I can't believe you do that! Holy cow! This is crazy!" Sometimes it's a bit more procedural. Sometimes it's a bit more emotional. We get the best of all genres, in one little package. — Devin Kelley

Check out my interview with Kostya Kennedy on themodern online. Sports Illustrated writer and author of Pete Rose: An American Dilemma. It may change your mind, one way or the other. — Kostya Kennedy

Well, I think the main message is there is more to your story. There is more than what happens between the crib and the grave, and that is what I am really trying to speak to, this idea that all of life is this life and that there is nothing more than what we see and experience right here on this earth. — Max Lucado