Powerhouse > Powerhouse's Quotes

“You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.”
― Richard Price

“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.”
― Toni Morrison

“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.”
― Toni Morrison, Beloved

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”
― Toni Morrison

“Love yourself and your expression, you can't go wrong.”
― KRS-One

“Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.”
― Brian Celio

“Just because you're scarred for life doesn't mean you should be scared to live.”
― Brian Celio

“Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both.”
― Brian Celio

“I watch what I eat every day. I mean, who actually eats with their eyes closed?”
― Brian Celio

“You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.”
― Richard Pryor

“I am an invisible man. No I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allen Poe: Nor am I one of your Hollywood movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids, and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, simply because people refuse to see me.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“Words are your business, boy. Not just the word. Words are everything. The key to the rock, the answer to the question.”
― Ralph Ellison

“Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being denied individuality.”
― Richard Wright, Native Son

“… but you cant get all hung up on details when you are trying to survive…”
― Sapphire