M.white Quotes

My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care until it has a chance to grow and spread.

You know, when I hear music, I just hear the whole thing.

I was able to afford a car that didn't break down every five minutes.

When you stand with the outcasts, you stand with Jesus, and when you despise the outcast, you despise Jesus, as well. Becoming an activist is simply a matter of putting love into action.

The words 'God is love' conclude a biblical warning, not a warm and fuzzy slogan. 'He who doesn't love [his neighbor] doesn't love God, for God is love.'

There's something in the cross that says this is not just about my "salvation" but about the "salvation" of all those who suffer injustice and inequality.

It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law.

Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth...these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.

My commitment to the Bible [is my] source of progressive values.

I am convinced that Christian fundamentalism is a far greater threat to this country than Muslim terrorists could ever be.

Because of their excessive commitment to a literal Bible, fundamentalist Christians have fallen into the trap of biblioltry.

It's beginning to feel like there is no room in America for anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.

During my time in the entourages of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, I never saw either of them attack and punish those who disagree, as Dobson does on a regular basis.

I have a nineteen-month old daughter. I totally don't mind devoting time to her. When you have a kid, it's hard to go out to the movies. I really don't know what's going on with comic book movies.

It's not really a preparation when you know the character that you're playing. It's not too difficult. It would be more difficult the first time, I guess.

I was pretty much a child of Monty Python. I grew up loving that type of humor and even structured a lot of humor in the same fashion.

Directing was a natural thing for me. Actually, it was far less stressful directing than being the lead actor. I was able to have my input in all aspects of it.

There's people saying that 'Jackie Brown' was a blaxploitation movie, when there's nothing at all blaxploitation about it other than Pam Grier being in it.

I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I've done that my entire life.

People know Tyler Perry, and there are standards they've come to expect from him. His brand is uplifting, and it's something a lot of inner-city African-Americans can relate to.

My whole life I've been a seeker, searching for something.

I guess I'm trying to write stuff that I, as a viewer, would connect to.

As an actor, it's better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That's always fun. It's fun to just let go and be somebody else.

I do idiosyncratic dramedies.

Girls' is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don't think the viewership is huge.

I feel like I know how to write plot.

I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.

As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling.

I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I'm a nice person.

To me, I definitely stand in the corner of wanting to give voice to the bullied, and not the bully.

I have had moments where I've had mental-health issues and I've felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help.

Camera and eye are together a time machine with which the mind and human being can do the same kind of violence to time and space as dreams.

If I have anything to give you through camera, it must be of myself. … A gnawing burns inside … to make something of myself worth giving.

Students were taught by doing.

We emphasized the creativeness that happens at the moment of seeing over the kind that takes place in the dark room.

In putting images together I become active, and excitement is of another order - synthesis overshadows analysis.

The development of a love of medium and a responsibility for one's own pictures is an overall goal.

It's not that the (social media) tools themselves inspire trust and collaboration. We use them as a medium to connect, and thus generate trust and enthusiasm.

I think we try to box and put God in some limited definition, which is impossible.

I believe that prosperity has a purpose.

I have nothing to be sorry about.

I've stood in a place to always be a bridge between different people and bring together people for the common cause of Christ.

I'm extremely proud of the ability to really go forth and minister.

I always say, you're going to have to ask someone else, but I believe the purpose is to stand as a reconciler, a bridge builder.

There are many different ways that people get licensed or ordained through different ministries, denominations, etc. So - but for myself, there was no formal seminary.

There are crucial things that cause fractures, breaks, whatever in relationships. But no one throws a life away.

When a person feels so trapped and no options, they become desperate and in the middle of desperation.

I didn't grow up in church. I had no concept of God - existence, I - the name Jesus was synonymous with tooth fairy and Santa Claus.

I don't sit down and say, boy, I'm thinking about getting a great deal of money or I'm not going to have any money.

I talk about things like how to lose without losing identity. All loss and grief feels like when you transition.