121 quotes by haitian authors for you to enjoy

I have always tried to put content in my work. It is a consistent challenge. Raoul Peck

Work Challenge Consistent Tried Put Content Always

Making a film is just layers and layers of work of edits and trial and error. Raoul Peck

Work Trial Trial And Error Layers Edit Making Error Just Film

I have refused money sometimes for a film. I have refused films when I felt that it was not for me. When it was just a job or just about making money, I said no. I wanted to make every film count, and when you are true to yourself, this gives you a certain integrity and a certain reputation. Raoul Peck

Me You Integrity Yourself Money Sometimes Job Reputation Every Films About Gives Count True Make Felt Said Making Making Money Just Refused Wanted Certain Film

That's the absurdity of Twitter. You can react without thinking now. Raoul Peck

You Thinking Twitter Absurdity React Without Now

That's what as an artist you always try to do. To try to be a sharper mind than the average person. Raoul Peck

You Try Mind Sharper Always Than Person Artist Average Average Person

You can binge a TV series or watch a reality show, and they're not innocent. They take a lot of room in your brain, and you don't have any space left for your own thoughts. They give you a scripted reality. It's an ideological tool. Raoul Peck

Thoughts You Reality Space Innocent Own Tool TV TV Series Give Take Ideological Brain Lot Left Any Scripted Reality Show Room Your Show Series Binge Watch

I came back to Haiti after the earthquake not to shoot a film, but to help and be a part of the rebuilding process, like all my fellow compatriots. I didn't come to shoot a film, but I became frustrated when I realized that my help was kind of useless. We all felt lost and helpless. And it's out of that frustration that I decided to shoot a film. Raoul Peck

Frustration Lost Back Earthquake Out Kind Part Haiti Come Like Fellow Became Felt Came Shoot After Decided Process Frustrated Realized Help Useless Helpless Film Rebuilding

Avoid sloth, the mother of all vices! Toussaint Louverture

Mother Sloth Vices Avoid

General Biassou is a simple, vulnerable man without much knowledge, and he is easily led astray by the scoundrels surrounding him. He has sworn eternal hatred for me, and for some time now, he has been trying to destroy me using whatever means he can. Toussaint Louverture

Time Me Knowledge Man Simple Hatred Whatever Astray Destroy Easily Has-Been Some General He Him Vulnerable Without Been Led Surrounding Scoundrels Trying Eternal Much Means Using Now Sworn

Mastered by deadly passions, Rigaud has dug a gulf at your feet; he has laid snares which you could not avoid. He wished to have you as partisans in his revolt; and to succeed in his object, he has employed falsehood and seduction. Toussaint Louverture

At the beginning of the troubles of Saint Domingo, I felt that I was destined to great things. When I received this divine intimation, I was four and fifty years of age; I could neither read nor write. Toussaint Louverture

Great Age Great Things Beginning Destined Neither Could Write Divine Troubles Read Felt Saint Nor Years Fifty Things Four Received

The whites have resolved to destroy our liberty and have therefore brought a force commensurate to their intentions. The Cape, after a proper resistance, has fallen into their hands, but the enemy found only a town and plain in ashes; the forts were blown up, and all was burnt. Toussaint Louverture

Enemy Liberty Resolved Our Destroy Brought Proper Only Town Force Fallen Were Up Hands Blown Intentions After Burnt Ashes Plain Cape Whites Therefore Found Resistance

Quotes by haitian authors