"I think cinema is needed throughout Africa, because we are lagging behind in the knowledge of our own history. I think we need to create a culture that is our own. I think that images are very fascinating and very important to that end. But right now, cinema is only in the hands of film-makers because most of our leaders are afraid of cinema."

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Ousmane Sembene

#Thinking Quotes #Leader Quotes #Important Quotes

“You know how they say, 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?' What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic.”
“It would be better for me ... that multitudes of men should disagree with me rather than that I, being one, should be out of harmony with myself.”
“An army, like a serpent, travels on its belly.”
“I don't want anything to take away from wrestling.”

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“People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.”
“My father made with me one serious mistake which I see parents about me making. He got himself somehow into the awkward position of an authority; I thought he knew and was right on everything - for a while.”
“One day the stars will be as familiar to each man as the landmarks, the curves, and the hills on the road that leads to his door, and one day that will be an airborne life.”
“Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.”

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