Joy Bryant

Life doesn't always end up with a bow wrapped around it.

— Joy Bryant

I grew up in the South Bronx, raised by my grandmother, who scrapped and scraped to make sure I had a roof…

— Joy Bryant

I love flowy hippie dresses.

— Joy Bryant

Following your own vision is one of the only things that will sustain you.

— Joy Bryant

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense…

— Joy Bryant

I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not…

— Joy Bryant

Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

— Joy Bryant

I think when you're in love with someone, it reveals a lot about yourself. You either rise to your highest highs or…

— Joy Bryant

Sometimes, we are dealing with our own troubles and feel that we don't have the resources to help one another. Or simply,…

— Joy Bryant

It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being…

— Joy Bryant

Being involved with Oxfam has really opened my eyes to the world at large and the suffering of others. But my background…

— Joy Bryant

I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not…

— Joy Bryant

You have to move to your own beat.

— Joy Bryant

I've always said that if anything - whether it was film or television - was something I responded to, then I was…

— Joy Bryant

With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that,…

— Joy Bryant

When I was younger, I was one of the few girls in the neighborhood who could break dance. That's kind of my…

— Joy Bryant

In the mid-nineties, diversity in the fashion/beauty business was hard to come by.

— Joy Bryant

I kind of do high-low style a lot.

— Joy Bryant

Women are the harshest critics of other women.

— Joy Bryant

Acknowledgement: Understanding and compassion for others and their suffering is the next step. Put yourself in the shoes of people who don't…

— Joy Bryant

For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run.…

— Joy Bryant

Mindfulness of the resources we have and respect for where we live, eat, and sleep is a good starting point. Being conscious…

— Joy Bryant

I love the look of buffed nails. They look neat and chic without actually having to paint your nails-and it takes no…

— Joy Bryant

When you empower women and help them thrive, you help their communities thrive. Women shoulder the burden disproportionately.

— Joy Bryant

My husband's a stunt man, and he dragged me to stunt driving school with him because I hate driving and he felt…

— Joy Bryant