"A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used to looking up to a black person center stage speaking. And that's because of hip-hop. So there was no adjustment. A person of color in authority at times is very startling to people. But as time goes on, it becomes less startling."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

George C. Wolfe

#Running Quotes #Kids Quotes #People Quotes

“In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.”

Source : "The great Tiananmen taboo" by Ma Jian, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2009.
“I'm all for typewriters, with instant carbon copies, and seeing films in cinemas.”
“I do not see in what manner practice alone can be sufficient for the production of correct, excellent, and finished pictures. Works deserving this character never were produced, nor ever will arise, from memory alone...”
“Today's rebel is tomorrow's tyrant.”
“I think about my life and what's important to me sometimes. Working for WWE and being a Diva has really been the only thing that's made me feel great about myself.”
“I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for granted.”
“What has always been most interesting about acting to me personally is that it affords you the chance to shift gears, both in terms of the experiences you get to have through doing it, but also the different kinds of things you get to represent.”
“The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?”

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