We asked folks to tell us about their favorite quote or affirmation and to tell us what it means to them. We’ve shared some of those responses below.

Jordan Beard” Sanders | Artist Manager

My favorite quote is by Garry Biddy of Head of A&R at Guin during a conversation when I first met him back in February of this year. “I don’t trust anyone who wins too much. Show me your loses” At first this quote can seem kind of odd but when one thinks on it your realize that the path of success comes with a lot of mistakes along the way; Every lose is a lesson. Read more>>

Judaea Evans | HairCare expert / salon owner

My favorite Quote is the turtle wins the race . It’s a story of the turtles moving slowly and carefully in his process to win the race and he beat the hare . I waited a long hard 23 years before I was one of the first black-owned businesses doing Haircare services in the town of lynbrook .NYC Read more>>