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Salim Akil Quotes

I have two little black boys. And a film like 'Do the Right Thing' can help illuminate the times for them with great storytelling.

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Great Do The Right Thing Black Help

I wanted - and still want - to tell my mother's story. She fled Stalin's army in 1944, leaving Latvia, which was to be occupied by the Soviets for the next 50 years, and arrived to the U.S. when she was 11.

Mother Story Army Want Leaving She

I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.

Work Teacher School Step Child Look

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.

Heroes Because Beatles Melody Still

I don't want to be a fusty old lady writer.

Lady Want Old Old Lady Writer

First and foremost, I am most proud of how 'Hee Haw' did its part to help pave the way for country music to burst from its regional roots to remarkable worldwide popularity.

Music I Am Roots Proud Help Country

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.

Me Doing Career Everyone Well Any

You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.

You Know Like Umpire Major Were

American violence is public life, it's a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form.

Life Story Black Think American Go

I was bullied in elementary to middle school. It messed with my self esteem.

School Self Middle School Middle

It's not lost on me that every single person who told their story about Harvey Weinstein talked about how they were silenced, how they were encouraged not to speak up, how they were embarrassed or ashamed to speak up.

Me Speak Story Person Lost Single

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

Positive Success Failure Attitude

If I don't feel like I'm doing the job well, and I don't know how to get there, or I'm too scared, or whatever, I'm not a happy guy and I'm not pleasant. I'm not pleasant to be around.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Job Happy Feel Doing Know Whatever

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