Quotable- Polite Attacks

Happy birthday to the late, great James Baldwin August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987

"Don’t focus too much on the negative in someone else’s work... Make your work the counterargument to the work you don’t like." -Ron Wimberly

She's so Quotable!

"Every jam I drop, they say 'FIYAH!'
Every illusion I shed, I get higher,
the Devil is a liar, but I'm preachin' to the choir..."
-StaHHr
Gotta give some blog love to one of my favorite emcees. The mighty Stahhr posted this track from Concept's dope new production record Impromptu Notes on Facebook today, now I'm sharing it with you... 'cause that's how the eff I roll right now. Enjoy...

Bigger Noses, Booty Spanking and Comics Commentary from Brandon Graham

Brandon explains why he doesn't like your favorite artist anymore and adds a little gristle to this chick's nose to amuse himself. And did I mention booty spanking? Yeah, this pro'lly isn't safe for work, but it's it's a holiday weekend, so if you're working, eff your job anyways, right?

Quotable- the mighty Bill Russell

"Philosophically speaking, the opposite of Love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference. You should not carry around hate in your heart, because it takes away your ability to be happy."
-Bill Russell
11 time NBA Champion, 12 time All-Star, 4 time MVP and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Start the Day off right w/ Arablak

"You against us is the Borg vs the Amish."-Arablak

Quotable...

This is why I ♥ Brandon Graham

"As much as I understand a lot of books just arent worth getting in monthly chunks... I'm trying to make stuff to be read in issues."

-Brandon Graham

Quotable #75 "Your Life Doesn't Want You to Hate It..."

"Your life does not want you to hate it. 
Your life wants you to love it.
But only you can do something about it."

A Convicted Felon near the Kids?

"I thought about asking a guy who snorted cocaine and got arrested for DUI when he was 30 to come and speak to our kids, but President George W. Bush was not available."
- Dr. Terry Oatts, Principal of Woodland Middle School in Henry County, GA.

Start the Day Off Right ------->

"Now I might be buggin', but it seem to me that cartoon's be realer than reality teevee. They inspired my decision to be open and listen, but folks got it all twisted like a yoga position..."
- Talib Kweli (off that joint Old School )

Quotable

"As a bloggers, artists, writers, business owners, we are afraid. Trying to avoid fear, circumvent fear, or remove fear is an act of futility. Fear will not go away.
Live with fear, do your thing anyway."
-Naomi Dunford
IttyBiz.com

Quotable

Smart businesspeople focus on the things they have the power to change, not whining about the things they don't.
-Seth Godin

Quotable

"There are 'your people' and there are 'not your people.' Once you figure that out, you’ll see that most of your seeming competitors really aren’t competitors after all."
-Johnny B. Truant
website builder and
consultant extraordinaire

Sketchbook Wisdom #7

"I've failed as much as I've succeeded. But I love my life. I love my wife. And I wish you MY kind of success"
-the late, great Dickie Fox (Jerry McGuire)

Quotable: NinjasDay Wisdom

"If your story is about ninjas, be sure to mention them in the first sentence. If it's not, why isn't it?"
- from the fake AP Stylebook,
Style tips for proper writing
-In case you didn't know, I have flexed my close personal relationship with President Obama (because all black people know each other) and we have officially changed Wednesday to Ninjasday. Appropriately, we at ghettoManga will break you off a Ninja-approved video of some sort (to help you Start the Day off Right) plus some Ninja-related wisdom every Ninjasday morning without fail for the Quotable, and seal it with my new joint Ninja Solutions every Ninjasday Afternoon. if you have art or Ninjaworthy content to share, hit me at ninjaSolutions@ghettoManga.com. if our staff of Ninja experts deem it worthy, you'll see it on a Ninjasday!
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Quotable

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance."
- H. Jackson Brown
author

Quotable

"What is it in France they say? 'America contributed three things to culture: jazz, musical comedy and comic books.'"
-Neal Adams
legendary comicbook
artist (Batman)

Quotable

"I did it with nothing, because nothing is free"
John T. Unger
Sculptor
click the pic to contribute to John T Unger's defense fund. after he worked 20 years to build his art business, a manufacturing company is infringing on John's copyright and copying his work at lower quality. help him fight these biters with a donation of any amount.
word.
-samax.
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