Ava DuVernay Quotes

I financed and made my own films from the start. My path has been autonomous and independent, so I don't have any horror stories about glass ceilings and expectations and tense studio meetings.

Ava DuVernay

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PathStartExpectationsMeetingsOwn

Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

Jo Brand

GenerationAgainstBeforeEach

People are so different in reality from the picture created of them on TV. So it's all a creation; everything is made up.

Jo Brand

PeopleRealityPictureCreationUp

What we want to do is make a leapfrog product that is way smarter than any mobile device has ever been, and super-easy to use. This is what iPhone is. OK? So, we're going to reinvent the phone.

Steve Jobs

PhoneWantProductWayiPhoneGoing

On our first record, man, I didn't know what I was doing. I was just playing. I was over playing. You're as green as you can be with no experience in recording or knowing how sometimes a song can work: when it's too much, when it's not enough, when it's not right.

Tommy Lee

WorkExperienceManGreenSongYou

The first song I ever wrote was when I was 12, and it had, like, four lines in it. You progress and get better.

Tom Odell

ProgressSongBetterYouFirstGet

I have not been a believer of point guidance. It really limits your flexibility to do what you want. It leads to behavior that is not supportive of long-term shareholder value.

Ruth Porat

ValueLimitsBehaviorYouWantBeen

You know, the thing that I do to waste time is think of things I want to make. That's how my mind is employed.

Joss Whedon

TimeMindThinkYouKnowWant

I respect the Pantera fans with all my heart.

Dimebag Darrell

HeartRespectFansAll My Heart

I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it to you guys, and if you want a little sneak peak, come watch me work out. That's how I do my thing.

Demetrious Johnson

WorkMeYouI CanWantNeed

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your cultural history, regardless of whether or not you talk about it, it's there.

Cheo Hodari Coker

HistoryBlackRealityAmericaYou

I think, reading the Grimm's fairy tales, they all have some sort of moral component to them, teaching you a lesson.

Claire Coffee

ReadingThinkYouLessonMoralSome

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

Chuck Schumer

TruthWorldTroubleWayAlwaysSee

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