Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Personal Reflection Quotes
DeathMemoryPersonal Reflection I never go to funerals. To me a person is dead when he breathes for the last time. After that, your memories should be personal.
HistoryNarrative StructurePersonal Reflection My biographers... would like to have my time at the court almost complete before they finish the book. We decided... to flip the order.
Cultural ChangeHistorical PerspectiveNostalgiaPersonal Reflection The '70s just seemed dirty, honestly, and not in an interesting way. It's not the '80s. In fact, it's 10 less. I grew up in the '80s, so that's more of an interesting time to me.
Cultural IdentityGlobal InfluencePerception of AmericaPersonal ReflectionRegional Significance I'm from Canada, and I think, like everyone growing up anywhere else in the world, you are very aware of America - it sort of looms large in its legend, and so did Detroit.
DocumentariesFilm and MediaHistorical FiguresInfluence of MediaPersonal Reflection I feel like one of the things that I watched that I felt was really helpful in some way but, more than anything, is worth mentioning was this film 'Boogie Man.' It's a documentary about Lee Atwater.
Art And CreativityEmotional DepthExpression and CommunicationLife ExperiencePersonal Reflection Sometimes when you make a film you can go away for three months and then come back and live your life. But this struck a much deeper chord. I don't have the ability yet to speak about it in an objective.
ChangeIsolationPersonal ReflectionRecognitionUrban Life One day, walking through the Bronx streets, I just realized that people were stopping me, taking pictures, and noticing me from across the street. I can't even use public transportation anymore, so I kind of stopped going places and started going straight to the studio, going home, and telling people I can't go anywhere anymore.
GovernanceHumorLeadershipPersonal ReflectionSelf-awareness Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
Family DynamicsInstitutionalizationMental HealthMental IllnessPersonal Reflection There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesn't want to leave. He likes it very much.