In her closing statement, she challenged Donald Trump, saying, “Mr. The viewpoint expressed in the quote and book perhaps isn’t surprising to anyone who watched Williamson in the first democratic candidate debates last month. The book invokes Helen Schulman’s 1976 guide to achieving spiritual transformation, A Course in Miracles, and this particular quote appears in chapter 7 named “Work,” in a section titled “Personal Power,” in which Williamson advocates for each person to be inspired by their divine power and use it to give back love into the world. The quote comes from Williamson’s book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, a mega-best selling spiritual guide published in 1996 about practicing love in your everyday life. To my surprise, the first quote I found was from Marianne’s book, which was none other than THE QUOTE FROM THAT SCENE IN AKEELAH AND THE BEE!! Flash forward to last week, when I looked up quotes from Marianne Williamson, hoping to become more familiar with the Jewish presidential candidate and the reason for all the Twitter hubbub surrounding her. When it comes down to Akeelah and one other competitor, she has to decide what is most important: winning, being kind, or being true to yourself.įor more family films starring Mighty Girls, visit our Family Film section.Anyway. But the stakes are high, and not every competitor's family is as supportive as Akeelah's community is. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood.Īkeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) her principal Mr. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. When she discovers a knack for spelling bees, Akeelah overcomes her worries about being labeled a "brainiac" and decides to pursue her new passion. Top Children's Books for Celebrating SpringĪn inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words.
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