"I felt hopeful for the future because Obama is here. But nothing has changed. It's time for young kids to get serious again and really think about what their four fathers were like. As African-Americans, we are resilient, we are some bad mf-ers, and we are survivors. So get those i-pods out of their ears and become heroes again like the Freedom Riders."

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Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

Lee Daniels

#Father Quotes #Hero Quotes #Kids Quotes

“I kept the fingers of my left hand crossed all the time, while on my right-hand fingers I counted anything at allâ€”steps to the refrigerator, seconds on the clock, words in a sentenceâ€”to keep my head occupied. The counting felt like something to hang on to, as if finding the right numbers might somehow crack the code on whatever system ran the slippery universe we were moving through.”
“Only a fool walks into the future backwards.”

Source : Terry Goodkind (2015). “Stone Of Tears”, p.17, Head of Zeus
“Without duty, life is soft and boneless.”
“I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'”

Source : Rodman Philbrick (2013). “Freak The Mighty”, p.149, Scholastic Inc.
“But the delights of solitude don't only consist of dreaming. Next in enjoyment, I think, comes planning.”
“My Christmases have always just been very simple and about family.”
“Find things that shine and move toward them.”

Source : "Mia Farrow: What I've Learned". www.esquire.com. August 9, 2010.
“Because there's one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.”

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