John Ridley quotes

For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them. (John Ridley)
Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don't wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not 'wait' for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain't going back in the tube. The tide has turned. View quote
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When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude. View quote
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Facts tend to take the punch out of a good hate rant and are therefore left best unsaid. View quote
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With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.' View quote
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For every horrific event, something beautiful happens. View quote
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There is not a country on earth whose people don't deserve to be free and safe. View quote
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It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement . View quote
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I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people. View quote
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As a coping mechanism, or as a way to make a little hard count by shilling demons in the shadows, I try not to belittle the thought process of the conspiracy theorists. As a cocktail waitress in Vegas once schooled me: never get down on anybody else's hustle. View quote
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Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Barack Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation. (John Ridley)
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet. View quote
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The thing about working in Hollywood is that, at some point, you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and how if you and the rest of the heathens in Tinsel town would put more God-centric shows on TV, people wouldn't be abandoning prime time in favor of their Bible study classes. View quote
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I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man. View quote
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Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America. View quote
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I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers. View quote
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Much as banks don't care where your money's coming from, the Electoral College is all 'don't ask, don't care' when it comes to votes. View quote
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I've written films that are violent. I'm not big on sitting and watching violence. View quote
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The hypocrisy and false piety of the deniers aside, the relationships of gays have no effect on heteros. Especially all the heteros who've done such a marvelous job of debasing marriage on their own all these many years. View quote
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