Yoba Malik Quotes & Sayings

Not the poem which we have read , but that to which we return , with the greatest pleasure, possesses the genuine power, and claims the name of essential poetry . — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nothing in life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it. — Ellen Glasgow

Because I've always aspired to direct and produce, I've literally worked with about 200 directors and countless producers, so what I appreciate is how, through osmosis and through actually asking questions and through people offering wisdom, there's a lot in there. — Malik Yoba

Almost every single person that I've worked with - whether it's been [George] Clooney or [Robert] DeNiro or [Harvey] Keitel, or whoever - the quality that I find that's most consistent in most of the people is the humility. — Malik Yoba

There's a lot that I'd love to do. I haven't had a chance to really show the breadth of my talent, so I look forward to that. — Malik Yoba

The world is changing and how we reach people has changed. It's no longer throwing ads on your network and putting up billboards. It's now social media and things move virally, and the networks haven't always caught up to that. — Malik Yoba

And, to help society at large to understand that in the equation of life, fathers are of equal importance as mothers. — Malik Yoba

Drs. Pinkett and Robinson choose to BE the message that they bring! They don't just enumerate the problems but offer solid solutions for navigating pathways to business ownership, and the halls and boardrooms of previously 'all white' corporate America. Black Faces in White Places is a necessary tool for anyone trying to make their own magic happen. — Malik Yoba

I never like to be the person trying to hard sell, saying, "This is why you should watch it." I know that my fans, who have followed me for years, want to know what I'm doing. — Malik Yoba

That sums up my problem with Scientology - despite its claims to the contrary, the practice doesn't help you better the world or even yourself; it only helps you be a better Scientologist. — Leah Remini

I do think it's possible to change for the better. — Mandy Moore

Don't rely on men but don't shun them either. — Jennifer Aniston

Consciousness is the ultimate Reality; compared with it, all else is illusion. — Harold Percival

I didn't learn stories, I just absorbed them. — Donald Davis

I usually just dress myself. I typically make something or buy something and fix it up. I really like to spend my money on accessories like bags, shoes, belts. I don't really spend on things I can make. — Samaire Armstrong

I like working with great talent, in every capacity. I have a rule of thumb, in any creative endeavor - whether I'm doing music and playing in a band, or working with producers, or directing - where I generally like to work with people who are smarter than me or better than me. — Malik Yoba

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books. — Thomas Carlyle

Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit it, you paint in those little spaces and tell them what direction to go in. — Malik Yoba

You can't be an FBI agent without being cautious and thinking things through. That's just part of the training. — Malik Yoba

I've played lots of law enforcement agents, and I do have friends that are in the bureau, in the DEA, and who are detectives and captains. — Malik Yoba

At the end of the day, if you are an actor, you definitely know that you're just work-for-hire. — Malik Yoba