Real Love Is...@vnona

Real love is when you desire your loved one's dreams to come true instead of wanting them just to fulfill the dreams you have for them. 

--Nona O.

On African American Culture...Spike Lee

"I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody."

--Spike Lee

To Achieve Success...David Satcher

To achieve success, you should never be guilty of low aim.

--David Satcher, MD, PhD, 16th Surgeon General of the U.S.

I Am A Woman...Madam C.J. Walker

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South, from there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparation…I have built my own factory on my own ground.

--Madam C.J. Walker

#LeadershipTuesdays Motivational Moment: My Resolve and Expectations…Ava Duvernay

In an interview with Fresh Air, Terry Gross asked Ava Duvernay, ‘Where do you go next? You’re going to have a lot more clout now as a film director.'

"I don’t know if I’m going to have more clout. There’s really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I’m in…a black woman directing films in Hollywood. You know, no precedent for there being a black woman director who's gained any clout. Black woman directors that make amazing beautiful things? Yes. I can name 50. Black woman directors that have attained that kind of clout to be able to answer that question from a place of the privilege of having lots of options: I’m not so sure. We’ll see. It’ll be nice. But regardless, I’m going to keep on telling my stories. 

I’d be absolutely happy to go back and make a smaller picture. I never want to be….[have] my choices to be dictated by budget. That’s one of the reasons why I take so much pride in being able to make films for two dollars and a paper clip. Because I can always get my hand on two dollars and a paper clip. I never have to ask for permission for that. And so I don’t know what the next step is gonna be, but I know that I’ll be doing what I was doing for the six years before this moment: constantly making something. You can call me at any time and ask me what I’m doing? I’ll tell you I’m making this right now. It’s about momentum for me. It’s about that artistic energy and constantly having my hands on a project. So, I don’t know what it’ll be but it’ll be something."* 

--Ava Duvernay, Award-winning director of the movie, Selma.

http://www.avaduvernay.com

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*The Sounds, Space and Spirit of Selma: A Director’s Take, AnInterview with Ava Duvernay by Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, 1/08/2015

Freedom Is...A Philip Randolph

Freedom is never given; it is won.

--A. Philip Randolph, Civil Rights and Labor Leader

A New Jericho Road To Opportunity...Andy Young

Martin King said... "I admire the Good Samaritan, but I don’t want to be one. I don’t want to spend my life picking up people by the side of the road after they have been beaten up and robbed. I want to change the Jericho road, so that everybody has an opportunity for a job, education, security, health."*

--A Reflection By Andrew "Andy" Young, Politician, Former Ambassador To The U.N., Human Rights Activist, Minister and Businessman