"I was really worn down by an American society that is racist, smugly blind to it, and hugely self-satisfied."

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Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. September 26, 2005.

Randall Robinson

#Self Quotes #Racist Quotes #Blind Quotes

“The consumer today is the victim of the manufacturer who launches on him a regiment of products for which he must make room in his soul.”
“You become a man by knowing both victory and defeat, by running and crying. Itâ€™s ok to cry..!! You can overcome”
“All human beings are interconnected, one with all other elements in creation.”
“Because I make films about eating disorders and sexual assault, people always come up to me and are like, "Are you okay?" like I'm a broken-down shell of a woman.”

Source : "Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Jessie Kahnweiler – ‘The Skinny’". Interview with Sian Melton, www.indiewire.com. January 26, 2016.
“You know, I am kind of a bi-polarish schitzerphrenic. I run the gamut of being incredibly shy and withdrawn to being a crazy-eccentric exhibitionist. And I have always been like that.”

Source : "John Leguizamo On Outsourcing, Obama and Mood Swings". Interview with Greg Archer, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 2, 2010.
“The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.”
“I had no style when I was 17! I look at teenagers now and say, 'I wish I'd looked like them when I was that age.' I had no style whatsoever, but style also wasn't as prominent as it is today. I was just very laid back, usually wearing jeans and tank tops and flip flops.”
“My songs are like kids. I love them all. I encourage them to grow, to reach their full potential, and then send them out into the world.”

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