Quotes on Values And Respect

When I first started writing plays I couldn't write good dialogue because I didn't respect how black people talked. I thought that in order to make art out of their dialogue I had to change it, make it into something different. Once I learned to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I let them start talking.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.