"I love stand up and it keeps me grounded, to say the stuff I have been thinking without anyone changing it."

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Source : "Cedric The Entertainer Talks 'The Soul Man'". Interview with Geneva S. Thomas, www.ebony.com. June 20, 2012.

Cedric the Entertainer

#Thinking Quotes #Stuff Quotes #Grounded Quotes

“The difference between success and failure is often about 5% more effort.”
“When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned.”
“In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put in jail because they violated the law.”
“I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven for artists, for directors and for writers and actors to do what they do best and let them have final edit. I'd like to build something to that effect.”
“To become financially independent you must turn part of your income into capital; turn capital into enterprise; turn enterprise into profit; turn profit into investment; and turn investment into financial independence.”
“No one will ever make your movie. They will only make their movie.”

Source : Millard Kaufman (1999). “Plots and Characters: A Screenwriter on Screenwriting”
“Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao used to have-there have been deep fundamental changes in society.”
“The common good is the notion of shared collective responsibility and reciprocity. It's that that we've lost.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com

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