My father was a writer and an acting teacher. Use this quote
Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren't about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that. Use this quote
Different times need different types of leadership. Use this quote
The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many. Use this quote
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel. Use this quote
Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more. Use this quote
I'd like to do a lot of things - whether in design or architecture or business. Use this quote
As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. Use this quote
My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves. Use this quote
If you can feed your family, give them an education, then you are a success. Use this quote
There is a fundamental situation in which the country has reached rock bottom, that a mother can't send her children out of the house in the morning. The country has reached rock bottom and this needs to be changed. Use this quote
Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. Use this quote
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Use this quote
This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread. Use this quote
It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur. Use this quote
My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager. Use this quote
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all. Use this quote
Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero. Use this quote
Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. Use this quote
The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic. Use this quote
