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The greatest minds are like film, they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...
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pain
harry-potter
life
wisdom
j-k-rowling
negativity
hard-times
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Unapologetically smitten with thunderstorms...the thought of rough sex beneath an acid washed moon and hydrated stars...
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sex
love
new-moon
james-patterson
jk-rowling
thunderstorms
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Brandi L. Bates |
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Do little things every day that no one else seems to want to do, be patient, and success will find you.
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enlightenment
writing
success
life
wisdom
elizabeth-gilbert
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Brandi L. Bates |
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Wind as old as Rome outside my window, inky fleece clouds against charcoal crushed velvet skies, fall feels soulful, like a LaBelle octave.
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eric-jerome-dickey
k-wan
nikki-giovanni
sister-souljah
sonia-sanchez
stephanie-myers
zane
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Brandi L. Bates |
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No matter what the industry you choose to ultimately invest all your time and energy in, be sure you're the owner, founder, and CEO. Remember, if you don't own it, you can't control it nor can you depend on it.
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money
wealth
inspiration
motivation
success
brandi-l-bates-quotes
brendon-burchard
ceo
entrepreneurship
entrepreneur
entrepreneurship-quotes
investments
self-help-inspirational
elizabeth-gilbert
chess
personal-development
ownership
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Brandi L. Bates |
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But believe it or not, I really do like to read. I don't think anyone can ever pull the wool over your eyes if you stay prayed up and read. Frederick Douglass said that no man can be a slave if he has knowledge.
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fiction
wisdom
frederick-douglass
marcel
remains-to-be-seen
brandi-bates
urban
los-angeles
knowledge
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Brandi L. Bates |
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Pain speaks louder than words ever could. Like most things it serves as both messenger and a symbol.
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pain
god
life-lessons
simple-truths
symbolism
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Brandi L. Bates |
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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. You're going to want to quit...DON'T! Oh, and get everything in writing.
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marriage
wealth
relationships
success
love
truth
financial-wisdom
lessons-of-life
soledad-francis
greatness
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Brandi L. Bates |
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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.
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motivation
science
success
love
wisdom
ascension
atlanta
belize
mindfulness
locs
natural-hair
new-thought
women-of-color
brandi-bates
vegan
luxury
quotes
knowledge
human-nature
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Brandi L. Bates |
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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.
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words-of-wisdom
motivation
love
truth
wisdom
brandi-l-bates
red-flags
speak-life
church
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Brandi L. Bates |
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The most empowering thing you can do though is to create innovative ways to bring in livable wages. That begins with a debt free lifestyle.
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money
motivation
empowerment
success
life
finances
recession
stay-woke
wages
debt
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Brandi L. Bates |
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THE NEXT DAY WAS RAIN-SOAKED and smelled of thick sweet caramel, warm coconut and ginger. A nearby bakery fanned its daily offerings. A lapis lazuli sky was blanketed by gunmetal gray clouds as it wept crocodile tears across the parched Los Angeles landscape. When Ivy was a child and she overheard adults talking about their break-ups, in her young feeble-formed mind, she imagined it in the most literal of essences. She once heard her mother..
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sex
emotion
poetry
meaning
beauty
inspiration
humor
love
wisdom
black-authors
black-history
deity
literary-fiction
scorpios
valentine-s-day
wilmington
rebirth
prose
foodies
stress
knowledge
new-york
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Brandi L. Bates |
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b9d68a5
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Remember to remember: sometimes your adversary is your biggest asset. Where would David be without Goliath? Jesus without Judas?
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irony
bravery
courage
inspiration
motivation
strength
success
life-lessons
humor
wisdom
adversity
achievement-attitude
growth
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Brandi L. Bates |
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His ruby red rimmed moist eyes were two glasses of cranberry. He wore a cashmere sweater the color of Earl Grey tea...
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love-quotes
wealth
motivation
success
life-lessons
life
wisdom
affluence
brandi-bates
albert-einstein-life-quotes
opulence
soledad-francis
truth-to-power
life-philosophy
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