"If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will."

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Source : Twitter post from Jan 02, 2016

Mira Nair

#Stories Quotes

“When painters feel the need to make a shift toward self-discovery, they turn to black and white for a time.”
“We share management's vision that the recent regulatory changes, the large presence of Sprint Nextel in the 2.5 GHz band, and the near-term implementation of 4G systems make Oneida the right company in the right place at the right time.”
“I donâ€™t think success is a place or a definition, I think itâ€™s a direction.”
“You look the conflict with your ego & i look the same conflict with thought.Your ego never gives me a second chance..we are left to suffer!”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 19, 2010
“Each and every perpetrator was boastful, usually they would invite me to the places where they killed and I would of course accept those invitations because I could document what happened that way.”

Source : "Filmmaker Interview". "POV", www.pbs.org. October 6, 2014.
“The American press exists for one purpose only, and that is to convince Americans that they are living in the greatest and most envied country in the history of the world. The Press tells the American people how awful every other country is and how wonderful the United States is and how evil communism is and how happy they should be to have freedom to buy seven different sorts of detergent.”
“I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day.”

Source : "The Search for Purpose in the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson". thefilmstage.com. March 20, 2017.
“God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.”

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