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I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated. ↗

— Spike Lee

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I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to. ↗

— Spike Lee

#could #games #going #i #knew

I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive. ↗

— Spike Lee

#been #black #coming #criticisms #dogged

I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can think, you are bombarded with images from TV, film, magazines, newspapers. ↗

— Spike Lee

#america #bombarded #culture #dominant #every

I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school. ↗

— Spike Lee

#blessed #children #i #i can #private

I suppose it's amazing when you think how many things people get involved in that don't work. ↗

— Tim Berners Lee

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I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable. ↗

— Spike Lee

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It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are. ↗

— Spike Lee

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People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world. ↗

— Spike Lee

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There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs to be done and affirmative action needs to be dismantled. ↗

— Spike Lee

#affirmative #affirmative action #arrived #black #black and white