Never pay attention to someone who has not earned your respect.
Habeeb Akande.
“Use your profession to fund your passion.”
“It is sad that people need alcohol to make them happy.”
“There is enough dough in the world to make bread for us all to eat together.”
“I may not be where I want to be but I'm thankful for not being where I used to be.”
“My mind may be sober, but my confidence is high!”
“A good woman keeps her mind right and her body tight.”
“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of ...”
“Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.”
“If you find it difficult to get along with your boss, try to reason with him and talk through your differences. If that doesn't work, drive him to suicide and take over the company.”
“It seemed inequitable at best that one could and did gain a reputation for things that left one both physically and emotionally unsatisfied.”
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.”
“You will fall to ruin because you believe that exceptions to the rule make new rules. That an evil man can shed the trappings of wickedness because you want him to. Men do not Change... Learn the l...”
“You cannot give out one frequency, that of disrespect, and expect respect to flow toward you. Neither can you hold on to your biases, prejudices, and negative thinking toward something, and expect ...”
“You have had many successes, and you have earned the right to be respected.”
“Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without it, respect could never be deserved, and so to have it would be like poison.”