Susan L. Taylor Quotes

American - Editor | January 23, 1946 -

Historically, black women have suffered tremendously, but today's black women are the triumph. We have choices, and that's what freedom is all about: having the power to choose.

Susan L. Taylor

WomenTodayFreedomPowerChoices

I don't care how much you know, how many books you read, how you much you study and, you know, how educated you are, you're still going to struggle. Life is challenging.

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LifeStruggleCareYouKnowStudy

It's hunger. It's homelessness, often. It's underfunded, under-resourced schools. It's abuse beyond the chilling. It's having overwhelmed parents and caregivers. Those are the things that young people are struggling with beyond our view.

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ParentsPeopleViewYoungBeyond

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know so many black women are hurting and sad, and we don't easily express our heartache or show our wounds.

Susan L. Taylor

WomenLiveSadPeaceEffortSpace

We don't have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here.

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DreamsTimeRealizeEternityHere

We live in an abundant universe. Everything we need to take care of ourselves, those things are all around us. Don't focus on that economy. Don't believe that there's not enough for you.

Susan L. Taylor

LiveFocusBelieveCareUniverse

Occasionally, I have to think like myself to remember where I put something.

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MyselfThinkRememberSomethingLike

We don't have time to waste. Our communities are crumbling; our children are under siege. Failing schools and a for-profit prison-industrial complex are sucking the life out of black homes and communities. We are not going down like this!

Susan L. Taylor

LifeChildrenTimeBlackDownOut

Parents really just need support and not to be blamed and not to have fingers pointed at them.

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SupportParentsNeedFingersJust

We will never finish everything on our to-do lists. It's not possible, and that is life!

Susan L. Taylor

LifeWillPossibleNeverFinishOur

When I joined 'Essence,' I was a young, single mother. I was 24. I hadn't gone to college. I wasn't making any money at 'Essence' - what was it, $500 a month - and I was struggling. So I was always looking down the road, always hoping for a better, you know, tomorrow.

Susan L. Taylor

MotherMoneyTomorrowCollegeRoad

Don't identify yourself with labels and brands and have to buy every cute thing you see. Invest in the things that will grow in equity.

Susan L. Taylor

CuteYourselfGrowYouWillSee

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