"There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up."

-- Jefferson Smith

#Giving Up Quotes #Giving Quotes #Helplessness Quotes

“I believe we all must face the fact of death. It is both gift and curse.”
“Black people have been killed for directing their gaze at the wrong person. I want my subjects to reclaim their right to look, to see, to be seen.”

Source : Dawoud Bey, Walker Art Center (1995). “Dawoud Bey: portraits 1975-1995”
“Different people, different backgrounds, different ideals... We walk in different doors at the beginning of the day, and we walk out of different doors at the end of the day. But when it is time to go out on that field, we all go through the same door.”
“Put your body in motion and your psyche will heal itself.”
“We are so obsessed with the Net and technology that we forget the message... We imagine to be able to do anything, and our software helps us believe we can... But we must move beyond the 'how' to reconsider the 'what' and the 'why'...”
“The first time you see the film it takes you right back to those times and those moments. It's very difficult to be objective about the work because you really have to remove yourself and see it a couple of times before you can really involve yourself in the story.”

Source : "RT-UK: DJIMON HOUNSOU INTERVIEW". Interview with Joe Utichi, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. January 24, 2007.
“If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz.”
“All I can do is follow my instincts, because I'll never please everyone.”

Source : FaceBook post by Emma Watson from Aug 20, 2012

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