I am also a painter. I paint the hearts of people with colors of spirituality.
For the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white.
To educate the masses politically does not mean, cannot mean, making a political speech. What it means is to try, relentlessly and passionately, to teach the masses that everything depends on them; that if we stagnate it is their responsibility, and that if we go forward it is due to them too, that there is no such thing as a demiurge, that there is no famous man who will take the responsibility for everything, but that the demiurge is the people themselves and the magic hands are finally only the hands of the people.
Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.
When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe
Violence is a cleansing force. It frees the native from his inferiority complex and from his despair and inaction; it makes him fearless and restores his self-respect
Wealth is not the fruit of labor but the result of organized protected robbery.
Though thou wert scattered to the wind, Yet is there plenty of the kind.
I try to do women's-point-of-view comedy. The joke is, 'This is what I think; there's the truth. ' I try to think of stuff that's real broad, but the more personal it is, the more universal it is. All my friends go through the same stuff.
To get momentum, you must first focus on a specific goal with passion and intensity.
There is truly no other business in the world like making movies. It's unique, it's extremely demanding and difficult, but it's also the most rewarding.