Brandi L. Bates Quotes

I will Basquiat the canvas of your body like a Broadway Junction wall…and Gordon Parks you for those dark midnights when your scent fades.

Everyone's life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil.

can't even sleep through the night without you and those sun-dried ginger ale complected limbs crocheted into my thighs...

Wrote my way out of the hood...thought my way out of poverty! Don't tell me that knowledge isn't power. Education changes everything.

All those other girls are cake...I'm Crème brûlée...Tiramisu, if you will. Just a few notches above.

Be selective in your battles...

No one is born with equality. We all come here with varying degrees of opportunities, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, IQ, etc.

Do little things every day that no one else seems to want to do, be patient, and success will find you.

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.

Some books must be sipped slowly like a strong bourbon. Most books must be devoured more than once because as you age you distill more.

You and those shot-glass eyes, deep swirling pools of 80-proof firewater, with the depth and profundity of Saturn’s spinning pulsars…

Quality sells itself. No hype needed.

Most people don't have real friends. You have people in your life waiting for opportunities to see what YOU can do for them.

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.