The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man.
The lesson is, because there will be many lemons in life, to learn to make the proverbial lemonade - and be open and honest. That's the best way of doing damage control and positioning yourself for success.
Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind.
You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.
Whatever you believe in, is true – at least to you! The question is, “How positive and empowering is it, especially in the face of adversity?
I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're playing today.
I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction.
In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue to hold out.
Whoever becomes the head of the National Theater finds himself in a position like that of Nelson's Column - pigeons dump on you because you're there.
Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.
Good things happen in your life when you surround yourself with positive people.
Like the child, the creative writing student is posited as a centre of vulnerable creativity, needful of attention and authority.
The heart can think of no devotion Greater than being shore to the ocean- Holding the curve of one position, Counting an endless repetition.
I would be surprised to see the White House scaling back on anything. That would be an admission they are operating from a position of weakness.
Public intellectuals are often put in the position of having their words, no matter how off-the-cuff, treated as doctrine.
You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.
The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn. The less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything...
The luxury of our position now is that we can almost assemble any team to address any issue.
The president of the United States is a pretty important position, and it's the ideas and policies that matter to me, not the color of their skin.
Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not or whether it's positive or negative, you are influencing those around you.
