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1 " Use filmmaking to eliminate racism – use to it terminate misogyny – use it to destroy homophobia and all other primitiveness. "
― Abhijit Naskar , The Film Testament
2 " The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors. "
3 " Filmmaking has the power to fortify the feeble, unify the divided, raise the abandoned and inspire the ignorant. "
4 " A movie is not a movie, it is a potential nuclear furnace of inspiration, courage and conscience. "
5 " Make movies my friend – make nice, inspiring and bold movies that will penetrate the darkest corners of the human mind and illuminate the soul. "
6 " Give people films, they will forget after a few weeks, but give people ideas, they will assimilate them into their consciousness. "
7 " Make films that purify the soul with the flow of rational, vigorous and compassionate thinking. "
8 " Use filmmaking for a greater purpose, than to just entertain some drowsy minds. Wake the whole world up with your movies. It has been sleeping for long. Its eternal sleep has become its darkest nemesis. Now is the time to wake it up. "
9 " Take the clapper and become the alarm that the world so desperately needs. "
10 " Whatever genre you deem suitable for your taste – romance, comedy, action, mystery, sci-fi or anything else, make sure it has the plain everyday human kindness. "
11 " Build roads never seen before. Build bridges never existed before. Build a society never lived before. It is all in your hands now. "
12 " The best way to avoid a catastrophic conflict of beliefs is to be more compassionate about other people’s beliefs as long as they do not advocate for prejudices, bigotry and sectarianism. "
13 " Those who mock at you, shall one day worship you. "
14 " It is not speed that matters, it's persistence. "
15 " We all have the power to influence others. It is up to us, whether we are going to abuse that power to manipulate people or use it to help them. "
16 " Doubt not the self O lion-heart, for those who call you crazy will one day worship you. "
17 " Whatever you do, do it as a master, not as a slave. "
18 " It does not matter whatsoever, what the people around you think you can or cannot do. What really matters is what you think about your capabilities. "
19 " Conscience is not white, black or brown. Conscience is human. It is beyond race – it is beyond religion – it is beyond all sectarianism. "
20 " There is no such thing as predestined. Human destiny in the human world is determined by none but the humans. "