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"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."
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"Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it."
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"I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else."
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"But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite."
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"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
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"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money."
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"To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice."
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"Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice."
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"Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive."
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"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
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"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."
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"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
"The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling."
Business
"Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead."
People
"A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something."
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"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
"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?"
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