"I am not interested only in telling a story, but I want to tell it my way. I don't want my accent, my temperament, my narrative style to be compromised to fit into a mold of the Hollywood type."

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Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

Haile Gerima

#Style Quotes #Way Quotes #Mold Quotes

“Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.”
“It is a virtue and a prize to listen patiently to and put up with insults for the sake of God”
“Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable action of Jesus Christ? Would you say that the highest, best law for a man to live by was contained in asking the question 'What would Jesus do?' And then doing it regardless of results? In other words, do you think men everywhere ought to follow Jesus' example as closely as they can in their daily lives?”
“We all know how cats feel about traveling in a car. You never see a cat with his head out the window, fur flying in the breeze. A cat is never anyone's designated driver.”

Source : Nicole Hollander (2002). “Cats with Attitude: Two Volumes in One Collection : Everything Here is Mine · My Cat's Not Fat, He's Just Big-boned”, Gramercy
“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.”
“The desire for economic prosperity is itself not culturally determined but almost universally shared”

Source : Francis Fukuyama (1995). “Trust: the social virtues and the creation of prosperity”, Free Pr
“I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win.”
“Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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