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Quotes by Brandi L. Bates

His ruby red rimmed moist eyes were two glasses of cranberry. He wore a cashmere sweater the color of Earl Grey tea...

Most people dont have real friends. You have people in your life waiting for opportunities to see what YOU can do for them.

Every morning I look in the mirror and remind myself: No one owes you sh*t! In this way, I am never disappointed. Never placing blame.

Do little things every day that no one else seems to want to do, be patient, and success will find you.

Never accept yourself as a finished product. Be a finished product when you die. As long as you have breath in your lungs, expand yourself.

I would tell my 14 year old self to never ever, ever put all of your money in one bank account. And love the ones who love you back. Youre going to want to quit...DONT! Oh, and get everything in writing.

You will be perpetually unhappy if you continue to refuse to walk in your calling.

Drama does not just walk into our lives. Either we create it, invite it, or associate with it.

When my son speaks of playing sports, Ive always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the guy who owns the team. Ive always told my son: most of the guys on the team will end up bankrupt with bum knees, but not the guy who owns that franchise.

Understand: I dont ever want to be equal to any other being. I always want to be greater...in all things, in all circumstances.

The reason why many people remain on the bottom is because they play to not lose, as opposed to playing to win at all costs.

No one is born with equality. We all come here with varying degrees of opportunities, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, IQ, etc.

I dont want to be around people who accept me as is, in my unrefined state of becoming. I consistently want people around me who push and encourage me to be my ultimate best, who bring out the inner diamonds. I want to be around those intellectual giants who extract the gold within me, those who force me to read, to attend classes, seminars, conferences, and who steep me in an environment of perpetual growth and upward mobility. Not trying to be funny, but Ive learned that I simply cannot afford to invest too much time around mediocrity. Its contagious.

Some roses grow through concrete. Remember that.

Everyones life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil.

Be selective in your battles...

Like caterpillars our metamorphosis begins with what comes from our mouth. Caterpillars spin silk cocoons from the mouth. We speak life or death, success or failure. All transformation starts with what comes from our mouth.

Fruit falls when you shake the tree. You have to keep making things happen.

On Slavery: The saddest slap in the face is we have NO monument, no real statues or memorials, no special day of Atonement or Remembrance (NOT ONE), no thanks for 400+ years of free labor, forced servitude across the Trans-Atlantic, ass beatings, buying ourselves and families out of slavery, rape and plunder...but everyone else has monuments, special museums, and even movies. This is what America thinks of black people, so-called black president and all, who has been largely silent on this subject...well even celebrate Leprechauns, Easter Bunnies, and Secretarys Day before we acknowledge our history.

Quality sells itself. No hype needed.