"I just don't think there's a lot of support for the woman's voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time."

-- Ava DuVernay

#Thinking Quotes #Voice Quotes #Support Quotes

“I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from.”
“Fenworth!' Yes?' You bore me with your prattle.' Oh, regrettable that. Why don't you seek the company of someone who doesn't prattle? Seems like a good solution to your problem.”

Source : Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonSpell: A Novel”, p.300, WaterBrook
“I suppose that there are endeavors in which self-confidence is even more important than it is in writing -- tightrope walking comes immediately to mind -- but it's difficult for me to think of anybody producing much writing if his confidence is completely shot.”
“I don't doubt that at the dawn of martial arts, the main goal was to beat up one's opponents in the most effective way possible. But then, indirectly, the alchemy of martial arts began to strike some chords deep within the spirit of many individuals, transforming living war-machines into poets, artists, and philosophers.”

Source : Daniele Bolelli (2010). “On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology”, p.3, North Atlantic Books
“When I listen to a song, I don't say, 'Oh my gosh, that vocal line she sang was the best thing I ever heard.' I'm thinking, 'That lyric just moves me. That lyric just said what I feel better than I could say it myself.'”
“Kenneth Rexroth took me under his wing for a brief period. I was fifteen years old, and I was smoking a lot of heroin and trying to be cool, man, and I really loved poetry. And Kenneth convinced me that destroying myself was not really the best possible solution, and that I needed to look at the world's literature, and not just my own life, in order to be hip, if you will. So he had a huge influence on what became of me thereafter.”

Source : Interview with Anne-Marie Cusac, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. March 31, 2003.
“Once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension”
“I have a really grounded group of friends, and they like me no matter what. I think it's really important to know who your real friends are.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com

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