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"We must rebuild organic communities, where people can come together and have analogue conversations and share stories, art, music and emotions."
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"Let us help each other, to be what we ought to be."
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"By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community."
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"I get that Christmas is generally schmaltzy. I understand that it is used as a cynical cash grab. I know how far it is from what Jesus would have wanted. Nevertheless, I like that people put forth some effort to see one another during this season, that some people shake out of their commonplace anthood and toward sainthood."
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"Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to."
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"No matter how giant and rich you are, if you are isolated you will fall and remain alone in this world."
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"Turn to your community and the great earth for sustenance and knowledge."
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"It's a very insular political community up there. I think the court's part of that and they're protecting their own. There's no justice in Vermont today."
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"The real safety net of life is community, family and nature."
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"We are members of the Church of Christ."
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"How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?"
Community
"Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead."
People
"When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one."
Positive
"Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills."
Hope
"Young kids are taking Viagra, ecstasy. They even want instant sex."
Sex
"A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something."
Experience
"The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling."
Business
"Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made."
Time
"Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions."
History
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