19 Quotes by J. California Cooper

You know, you don't have to be white to be president of anything. Even of the United States. I could be president! Black as I am! And if you white and poor, you don't have to be rich to get to be president either.

Don't you make the mistake that men will not let anything go for a beautiful thing to look at. In the morning, the evening, especially the night. Men are fools. Good grand fools. Don't let me mislead you, they are alright. Are they not rich sometimes? I still believe the world belongs to a woman, but only because it belongs to men and they give it to her!

Love entered in my heart one dayA sad, unwelcome guest.But when it begged that it might stayI let it stay and restIt broke my nights with sorrowingIt filled my heart with fearsAnd, when my soul was prone to sing,It filled my eyes with tears.But...now that it has gone its way,I miss the dear ole pain.And, sometimes, in the night I prayThat Love might come again.

Then she said, "Life sure give a body plenty to think about in this world."I said, "Life give your brain plenty to think bout in this world. It's Love what give your body plenty to think bout.

My brother was always lookin for a "good" girl. He sure was a fool. What you gonna do with a good girl?

So everybody who talks about homosexuals as a damnation better look in a mirror and try to heal their own selves. Who they call homosexuals do, at least, act out of their love. That’s better than the hate a whole lot of people act out of.

This the kind of world, if you don’t die, you just keep on growing up and living through everything that comes.

Only a fool asks for happiness in this foolish, worn world. We are . . . content . . . together. That is enough for a while.

Now, I ain't quite learned bout who makes all the big rules in life, but life sure can be mean and hard sometime.