'The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative. Use this quote
I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators. Use this quote
Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power. Use this quote
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just. Use this quote
My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that. Use this quote
Every crisis offers you extra desired power. Use this quote
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. Use this quote
There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power. Use this quote
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Use this quote
Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you. Use this quote
Knowledge is power. Use this quote
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. Use this quote
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. Use this quote
I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop. Use this quote
I don't think I've ever been an agnostic. I've always thought there's a superior power, that this is not the real world and that there's a world to come. Use this quote
Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. Use this quote
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. Use this quote
It's interesting to note that all revolutionary literature was written by pastors. These guys were involved in a revolution against the mightiest power that the world had ever seen. Use this quote
A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else. Use this quote
I definitely believe in a God and in a higher power, and I definitely take from many different religious cultures. I go to church. Use this quote
