Reading Is Not Optional.

No Matter What...ball Made My Heart Beat Faster, Made Me Want To Jump Up And Down And Be Superman. That's What Life Was About Anyway, Being Superman And Living Like Life Itself Was Important. Basketball Made My Life Important.

I Talk To Myself Out Loud At Times, And Feel Embarrassed When People Overhear Me.

Within The Black Community, Roughly 60 Percent Of Children Are Born To Single Moms. Moms Don't Have The Emotional Wherewithal To Deal With Their Children. Their English Is Atrocious. Their Speaking Is Atrocious. The Dropout Rate Is Horrendous.

Everything In Life Is Made Up...you Make Up That You Are Happy. You Make Up That You Are Sad. You Make Up That You Are In Love. If You Don't Make Up Your Own Life, Who's Going To Make It Up For You? It's Bad Enough When You Die And Everybody Can Make Up Their Own Stories About You. —mr. Hooft

When We Think Of War, The Tendency Is To Picture Young Soldiers Only In Their Military Roles. To A Large Extent This Dehumanizes The Soldiers And Makes It Easier For Society To Commit Them To Combat.