Sonia Quotes

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.

You can't have relationships with other people until you give birth to yourself.

Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.

The most fundamental truth to be told in any art form, as far as Blacks are concerned, is that America is killing us.

All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.'

No. Don't never go looking for love girl. Just wait. It'll come. Like the rain fallin' from the heaven, it'll come. Just don't never give up on love.

As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.

I shall become, I shall become a collector of me. And put meat on my soul.

For me there is no gap between my painting and my so-called 'decorative' work. I never considered the 'minor arts' to be artistically frustrating; on the contrary, it was an extension of my art.

And I cried… for all of the women who stretched their bodies for civilizations, only to find ruins.

The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the 'Negro's' reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images.

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death.

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

...I write to keep in contact with our ancestors and to spread truth to people.

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.

So much of growing up is an unbearable waiting. A constant longing for another time. Another season.

One who knows how to appreciate color relationships, the influence of one color with another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinite variety of images.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

I love creation more than life, and I must express myself before disappearing.

I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence.

Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make it.

The words loved me and I loved them in return.

Colour is the skin of the world.

In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.

How can you live the high life if you do not wear the high heels?

Give yourself permission to immediately walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes. there is no need to explain or make sense of it. just trust what you feel.

what i need is traveling minds talktouch kisses spittouch you swimming upstream.

The joy of poetry is that it will wait for you. Novels don't wait for you. Characters change. But poetry will wait. I think it's the greatest art.

We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

Come windless invader I am a carnival of Stars, a poem of blood.

Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience.

I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of the world.

Art... reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from.

I think it has a terrible impact when you don't see yourself reflected in the society because then you get the feeling you don't belong.

A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this."

Perfume follows you; it chases you and lingers behind you. It's a reference mark. Perfume makes silence talk.

You can create fashion everywhere in the world, but the place where you are crowned is Paris.

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.

Perfume is like a parenthesis, a moment of freedom, peace, love and sensuality in between the disturbances of modern living.

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.

The challenges I have faced - among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother - are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me from uncommon achievements.

it is midnight no magical bewitching hour for me

To me, lawyering is the height of service - and being involved in this profession is a gift.

During Congress rule terrorism was countered effectively and firmly, whereas during the BJP regime terrorists were treated like guests and released in their own country.