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The greatest minds are like film, they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...
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hard-times
harry-potter
j-k-rowling
life
negativity
pain
wisdom
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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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james-patterson
jk-rowling
love
new-moon
sex
thunderstorms
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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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elizabeth-gilbert
enlightenment
life
success
wisdom
writing
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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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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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brandi-l-bates-quotes
brendon-burchard
ceo
chess
elizabeth-gilbert
entrepreneur
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship-quotes
inspiration
investments
money
motivation
ownership
personal-development
self-help-inspirational
success
wealth
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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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brandi-bates
fiction
frederick-douglass
knowledge
los-angeles
marcel
remains-to-be-seen
urban
wisdom
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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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god
life-lessons
pain
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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financial-wisdom
greatness
lessons-of-life
love
marriage
relationships
soledad-francis
success
truth
wealth
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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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ascension
atlanta
belize
brandi-bates
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locs
love
luxury
mindfulness
motivation
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new-thought
quotes
science
success
vegan
wisdom
women-of-color
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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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brandi-l-bates
church
love
motivation
red-flags
speak-life
truth
wisdom
words-of-wisdom
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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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debt
empowerment
finances
life
money
motivation
recession
stay-woke
success
wages
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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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black-authors
black-history
deity
emotion
foodies
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inspiration
knowledge
literary-fiction
love
meaning
new-york
poetry
prose
rebirth
scorpios
sex
stress
valentine-s-day
wilmington
wisdom
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Brandi L. Bates |
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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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achievement-attitude
adversity
bravery
courage
growth
humor
inspiration
irony
life-lessons
motivation
strength
success
wisdom
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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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affluence
albert-einstein-life-quotes
brandi-bates
life
life-lessons
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soledad-francis
success
truth-to-power
wealth
wisdom
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