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Jb3Vibe's Favorite Personal Quote:

The Guy in the Glass



When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,

And the world makes you King for a day,

Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,

And see what that guy has to say.



For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,

Who judgement upon you must pass.

The feller whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the guy staring back from the glass.



He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,

For he's with you clear up to the end,

And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the guy in the glass is your friend.



You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,

And think you're a wonderful guy,

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum

If you can't look him straight in the eye.



You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,

And get pats on the back as you pass,

But your final reward will be heartaches and tears

If you've cheated the guy in the glass.



Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934

1895-1954

Jb3Vibe's Hobbies & Favorites:

Favorite books:	Infidel, Pride & Prejudice, For Whom the Bells Toll, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Favorite authors:	Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Jane Austen, Ernest Hemmingway, Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston
Favorite music albums:	As I Am, Light of the Sun, BLACKsummer's Night, Intimacy, Corinne Bailey Rae
Favorite music artists:	Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Maxwell, Kem, Corinne Bailey Rae
Favorite movies:	Deja Vu, Taken, Salt, The Devil Wears Prada, Night Catches Us
Favorite movie stars:	Denzel Washington, Liam Neeson, Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, Keri Washington
Favorite TV shows:	Hawthorne, Nikita, The Cosby Show, Covert Affairs, A Different World
Favorite actors:	Jada Pickett-Smith, Maggie Q., Bill Cosby/Phylicia Rashad/Malcolm Jamal Warner, Piper Perabo, Jasmine Guy
Favorite gadgets:	Cellphone, iPod, iPad, Micheal Kors Watches, Laptop
Favorite hobbies:	Music (Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul), Guitar, Creative Writing, Politics, Photography
Favorite heroes:	My Parents, Maya Angelou, Assata Shakur, Malcolm X, My Grandmother