You have to move to your own beat. There will be times when no one believes in you or understands what you're doing and why you are doing it. The most important thing is for you to believe in you.… — Joy Bryant Copy Share Image
I grew up in the South Bronx, raised by my grandmother, who scrapped and scraped to make sure I had a roof over my… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose. — Joy Bryant Copy Share
I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try." — Joy Bryant Copy Share
I think when you're in love with someone, it reveals a lot about yourself. You either rise to your highest highs or you stoop… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
Sometimes, we are dealing with our own troubles and feel that we don't have the resources to help one another. Or simply, we just… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
Being involved with Oxfam has really opened my eyes to the world at large and the suffering of others. But my background and my… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
I've always said that if anything - whether it was film or television - was something I responded to, then I was open to… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that, although we… — Joy Bryant Copy Share
