"I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream."

-- Andrew Young

#Life Quotes #Dream Quotes #Believe Quotes

“I often think a play gets better and better as you hit a stride because you really find new things. One of the great privileges of doing theater is you get so many at-bats - you get to try it eight times a week and every audience is different, everyday is different.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Any Black person in amerika [sic], if they are being honest with themselves, have got to come to the conclusion that they don't know what it feels like to be free. We aren't free politically, economically, or socially. We have very little power over what happens in our lives. In fact, a Black person isn't free to walk down the street. Walk down the wrong street, in the wrong neighborhood at night, and you know what happens.”
“You read so much about the healing power of memoir, but you don't read about the wounding power it has first. The recollection of past events is not, in and of itself, therapeutic.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.”
“I could see that making judgments about people so that they are tried and sentenced in your head, without asking them for their perspective, is both unethical and unproductive. So I learned to love real integrity and to despise the lack of it.”
“In my world there's no room for hate or discrimination in the White House. I will be an outspoken voice against that every time.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.”
“Study with purpose, both in church and in school. Write down your goals and what you plan to do to achieve them. Aim high, for you are capable...”

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