"Ethiopia always has a special place in my imagination and the prospect of visiting Ethiopia attracted me more strongly than a trip to France, England, and America combined. I felt I would be visiting my own genesis, unearthing the roots of what made me an African."

-- Nelson Mandela

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“To him who has nothing it is forbidden not to relish filth.”
“I believe babies are born as innovative personalities... But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning.”
“The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our Heavenly Father.”
“One's art is just one's effort to wed oneself to the universe, to unify oneself through union.”

Source : Robert Motherwell (1999). “The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell”
“Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight.”
“Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.”
“Actors, producers and directors have a responsibility. My personal pledge, since I became a mother 12 years ago, is that I won't be in any project my daughter can't watch. I'm trying to prepare her for the world.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“In the arts, people are always waiting for someone or some movement to "fulfill her/its/his promise." Then, half-a-dozen or a dozen years on, others begin to realize that, really, something extraordinary was actually happening.”

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