"Since we were renamed, and now it feels like 80 percent of the African-American population has the name Washington or Jefferson or some president or slave owner's name. And, I almost wonder is this, like, is this part of a way of taking back the principle of naming your - I might be going too far into this - but naming your kids something of your choice?"

-- Jordan Peele

#Kids Quotes #Choices Quotes #President Quotes

“The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. It's not only their unbelievable stature, nor the color which seems to shift and vary under your eyes, no, they are not like any trees we know, they are ambassadors from another time.”
“No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense â€“ the only misfortune is to do it solemnly.”
“There's a whole new set of rules, in this new world. If you don't abide by them, then you'll perish.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Rebirth is almost impossible without the darkness.....I tell myself I am experiencing the death of myself as mother, the death of myself as a younger woman -- precious old lives going by the wayside. Of course, I should let myself grieve. To deny the grief is to squander a transforming and radiant possibility.”
“We've got to make the small things unforgettable.”
“I think fate is massive, and it's never really had its place among forces we respect as having control over us.”

Source : Interview with David Wolinsky, film.avclub.com. June 5, 2008.
“The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.”
“I love it if a man makes an effort to get to know my parents and sisters. Getting to know the people who matter to me goes a long way.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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