"African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perrys career. His films open with $25 million almost consistently."

-- Lynn Nottage

#Careers Quotes #African American Quotes #Buying Quotes

“You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.”
“I play the guitar. This year at the Sundance film festival, I joined the band from 'The Guitar' on stage. We warmed up for Patti Smith, and then the director Michel Gondry got on the drums to play some songs from the soundtrack to his film Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def. It was pretty mad.”
“Every nation has its prestigious military academies - or so few of them - that reach not only the virtues of peace but also the art of attaining it? I mean attaining and protecting it by means other than weapons, the tools of war. Why are we surprised whenever war recedes and yields to peace?”
“You can't take people's opinions personally. Usually what people say about it is a reflection of them own issues.”
“I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself”
“We don't need someone to show us the ropes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Deep inside us we know the feelings we need to guide us. Our task is to learn to trust our inner knowing.”
“Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If we are to overcome terrorism and violence, we need education. That is the only way we can win.”

Source : "Half the Sky". Book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 8, 2008.

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