"Terrorism is not new to black people."

-- Vernon Jordan

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“Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.”

Source : "A Conversation With Fashion Icon Ozwald Boateng on Style, Africa, and His New Film A Man’s Story". Interview with Govindini Murty, Jason Apuzzo, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 3, 2012.
“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us."”
“When we walk like (we are rushing), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth... Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”
“The type of Buddhist practices that I talk about in 'The Art of Happiness' have to do with reconditioning one's way of thinking and one's outlook, and one's perception and how one relates to people. That type of thing, any Westerner can practice at any time.”

Source : "Writer searches for happiness with the Dalai Lama" by Jamie Allen, www.cnn.com.
“To change our national economic story from one of financial speculation to one of future growth, we need a third industrial revolution: a green revolution. It will transform our economy as surely as the shift from iron to steel, from steam to oil. It will lead us toward a low-carbon future, with cleaner energy and greener growth. With an economy that is built to last - on more sustainable, more stable foundations”
“Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?...Is there some annual get-together where they compare each other's worshippers? Mine will bow their faces to the floor and trace woodgrain lines for me, says one. Mine will sacrifice animals, says another. Mine will kill anyone who insults me, says a third. Here is the question I think of most often: "Are there any who can honestly boast, My worshippers obey my good laws, and treat each other kindly, and live simple generous lives?”
“I say all the time that if you really want to feel alive, it's not through striving for yourself. If you really want to feel alive, it's not through trying to get more things or get more success or climbing a corporate ladder or getting to the top. Because, once you get there, you realize that you don't really find happiness in that. If you want to feel alive and if you want to feel peace and happiness, give your life away. Do something that is outside of yourself for someone else. I think that's the way to truly feel alive.”

Source : "Natalie Grant’s whirlwind success continues with 'Hurricane'". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees.”

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