"What we were most hoping to achieve with Shots Fired: empathy for all of the characters and conversations about our criminal justice system, which is broken on every level, from the street all the way up to the highest level of government."

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Gina Prince-Bythewood

#Character Quotes #Government Quotes #Broken Quotes

“To solicit the aid of luck is like stirring muddy water to bring objects submerged at the bottom to the top where they can be seen. Every worker would to well to tempt their good luck. Nevertheless, we should not depend on it too much.”
“Educate yourself as much as you can with life. Just go out there.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind.”

Source : Thomas Harris (2009). “Red Dragon”, p.5, Penguin
“And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.”

Source : Thomas Reid (1827). “Essays on the powers of the human mind: An essay on quantity. An analysis of Aristotl's logic”, p.597
“In some states, a very small number of states, it is illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their gender identity, transgender identification. In the vast majority, it is perfectly legal.”
“We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.”
“All improvement happens project by project and in no other way.”
“I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.”

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