“Being patient even in the thickest of storms can be the one device that may catapult you over any obstacle.” Quote by Noelle Scaggs
“Perfection is what we create in our own mind. I prefer the flaw.” MindPerfectionFlaws Author:Noelle Scaggs
“Thoughtful, energetic, smart, determined. I tried to own and further those qualities and often mustered them up when they were dormant and something wasn't going my way.” WayQualitySmartDeterminedMy WayThoughtfulEnergeticDormant Author:Amy Richards
“I've been called a "baby killer" and I've been told I should die and that I'm ruining women's lives. Those accusations hurt for sure - and I pause when such labels are applied to me - but because they come from people I don't necessarily respect, I have an easier time moving beyond them.” PeopleShouldMovingDiesHurtBabyEasierLabelsKillersPausesAccusationEasier TimesMoving Beyond Author:Amy Richards
“I'm motivated by injustice, which is embedded and constant and wrong - not by a vernacular soundboard.” ConstantInjusticeMotivatedEmbeddedVernacular Author:Amy Richards
“In college, a group of guys labelled me a "righteous little beaver." Again, I was slightly pissed because it seemed offensive and misdirected, but when I learned that beavers swim upstream, I realized that maybe it was fitting after all.” LittlesGuyGroupsCollegeI RealizedSwimRighteousOffensiveFittingBeavers Author:Amy Richards
“Our world loses out when the leadership doesn't reflect the led - when a minority makes decisions for the majority.” WorldLosesDecisionMajorityMinoritiesOur World Author:Amy Richards
“Empowering women isn't for women, but for the world.” WorldEmpoweringEmpowering Women Author:Amy Richards
“I'm not a cinematic cinematic person. I go to the movies like I did back when I was a kid. I go to the movies and I sit down. If the music works, hmm. If it doesn't work, hmm. The whole concept of the thing, not as one piece here or there. For me, music is a large part.” IfsPersonsWholeKidsPiecesMusic IsConceptsBack WhenOne PieceCinematicHmm Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“I can't read or write music. When I want to remember something, I try to remember all the keys on the piano. Which is what I still do. I put the numbers on the keys. And that's got to become music again.” WantWritingTryingStillsI CanRememberNumbersKeysPianoRemember Something Author:Melvin Van Peebles