My mother tried her best to give us a sense of self-esteem. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes esteem give mother
You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class. James McBride boardbusclass share on social
I'm not interested in food. It's just fuel. James McBride foodfuelinterest Change image and share on social
I grew up in a house with a lot of kids, brothers and sisters. So I don't mind a lot of talking, yelling, playing. I can tune most of that out. James McBride brothergrowhouse Change image and share on social
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.' Bill Cosby basketbrotherchild share on social
I don't think even when you find a person, you can be completely honest, ever. There's still pieces of you that you don't give away. I do believe you always need that place where it's just you, your thoughts, no one else's judgment or anything. Alicia Keys completelyfindgive share on social
Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books. Edmund White bookesteemfeel Change image and share on social
