"As a filmmaker‚ like any artist‚ when something affects me emotionally I think about it in those terms. It's my way of dealing with my thoughts‚ my fears and my hardships. I think the same can be said with any artist. For a musician‚ you're going to write a song about something that affects you emotionally."

-- Ryan Coogler

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Who you are should not be defined by your achievements.”

Source : Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.157, Weinstein Publishing
“I believe in sisters marrying brothers, and brothers having their sisters for wives... This is something pertaining to our marriage relation. The whole world will think what an awful thing it is. What an awful thing it would be if the Mormons should just say we believe in marrying brothers and sisters.”
“Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology. Admit your mistakes without beating yourself up. Release all shame! Release all guilt! You cannot live if you are hiding behind what was. Focus on what is, right now, and that is you!”

Source : FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Mar 18, 2017
“Like many musicians, I don't look back much... only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead.”
“People do more important jobs than acting in film that should be recognised, but for some reason it's big money, so people are elevated in status. If I was a bus driver, I'm sure you wouldn't be interviewing me.”
“When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then will you have accomplished the meaning to live.”
“Most new movements start this way: hundreds or thousands of individuals and groups, working in different fields and different locations, start thinking about change using a common language, without necessarily recognizing those shared values. You just start following your own vector, propelled along by people in your immediate vicinity. And then one day, you look up and realize that all those individual trajectories have turned into a wave.”
“God never intended for us to rely on others for our sense of well being. Only He is equipped to provide that.”

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