Alanis Obomsawin Quotes
So much history can be lost if no one tells the story - so that's what I do. I tell the stories. This is my way of fighting for social change.
Quotes to Explore
-
There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
-
There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
-
I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
-
I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
-
To go back, the mistake that Universal Studios made with 'Dawn of the Dead' was that they didn't have enough money or cared enough to make a soundtrack.
-
I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.
-
I see a lot of comments on Twitter and stuff about how ugly I am, how bad I am at the drums, how awkward I look, and I'm like, yeah, I agree with most of those things.
-
Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
-
The gremlins are clearly the ones have the most fun in the film, trashing the town, going to the bar, smashing things, etc. It's all gleeful chaos, which makes the movie fun.
-
Despite all the media coverage, glitz and glam of hedge funds, they have not done well for their investors. They have high - some say excessively high - fees; their short- and long-term performance has been poor.
-
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
-
We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.
-
I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
-
McGregor is a businessman through and through. He's obviously a wrestling fan.
-
Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I'm a people watcher.
-
My whole family actually, but my parents. I had such a normal and amazing childhood. I've been so lucky. My parents are cool and normal. They don't talk about the business and I still have stuff to do at their house.
-
If you happen to live close to the desert border, you can pretty much calculate how long it will be before you have to carry your kids away and abandon your home and your life as you know it.
-
I caved in to what people wanted me to do. I thought that they weren't going to like me if I didn't.
-
The need for sociability induce man to be in touch with his fellow men. However, this need might not find its full or complete satisfaction in the conventional or superficial, and deceitful world, in which or where everyone is mainly or mostly trying to assert oneself in front of others, to appear, and hoping to find in society relationships some advantages for his interest and vanity.
-
Spaces I love to do - the uglier the better - tend to be really old, dated basements - especially from the '60s to the '80s. I love those.
-
Establish who you are, and don't let anybody dress you up or change the way you are, and stay true to yourself.
-
So much history can be lost if no one tells the story - so that's what I do. I tell the stories. This is my way of fighting for social change.
