"I'm not a policy maker. I'm not even a very great activist. My main thing is to make things that speak for the culture that I live in."

-- Wangechi Mutu

#Culture Quotes #Speak Quotes #Makers Quotes

“The only features I've done have been on the lower-budget end, for what they were. It's really all about getting the best people aboard and committing to doing the best work possible and prioritizing where your time is going to be spent.”
“People who were not active in the intellectual life of the country could go on without feeling restricted, except they could not go where they wanted. They could not cross the border to the West whenever they liked.”
“It's a really weird thing, modern divorce. I found out I was getting divorced on television. That was kind of weird.”
“A director shouldn't get in the way of the movie, the story should.”

Source : "Prison Bound". Interview with Stephen Short, www.cnn.com.
“What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active, strong, and subtle survive and the weaker go to the wall; conditions that put a premium upon the loyal alliance of capable men, upon self-restraint, patience, and decision. And the institution of the family, and the emotions that arise therein, the fierce jealousy, the tenderness for offspring, parental self-devotion, all found their justification and support in the imminent dangers of the young.”
“I have an impressionable palate. A well-worded menu or beautifully presented dish excites me. I get a great deal of pleasure just thinking about food.”
“The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.”
“President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care, including making sure that insurance plans cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost.”

Source : "Gov. Bev Perdue DNC 2012 speech". www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

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