Writers and Artists Quotes: June
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Posted by Sharyn Skeeter Jun 1, 2007 |
June 2
“Power comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from one’s own awareness of his or her own cultural strength and the unlimited capacity to emphasize with, feel for, care, and love one’s brothers and sisters.”
Addison Gayle (1932-1991), literary critic
June 3
“I was learning the importance of names—having them, making them—but at the same time I sensed the dangers. Recognition was followed by oblivion, a yawning maw whose victims disappeared without a trace.”
Josephine Baker (1906-1975), jazz singer and dancer
June 7
“Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.”
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet, novelist
June 17
“The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don’t give up. I don’t beat myself up about negative things.”
Phylicia Rashad, actress
June 20
“I think I must write a book. It has been my cherished dream and I feel an influence that I cannot resist calling me to the task.”
Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932), novelist, short story writer
June 22
“Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out.”
Katherine Dunham (1910-2006), dancer, author, anthropologist
June 27
“I hope there is something worthy in my writings and not merely the novelty of a black face associated with the power of rhyme that has attracted attention.”
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), poet, novelist, short story writer
June 30
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
Lena Horne, singer, actress