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" Black History Month is fine, but we need more months of the year to celebrate all the people on this earth. After all, we're all creatures of the same God. "

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" I do remember the numbers runners, I do remember the poverty and bread lines. Harlem stays with you forever. "

" I'd come from a background in New York of picketing and protesting. "

" I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem. "

" The greatest gift is not being afraid to question. "

" Black women have to know the historical and everyday struggles of black men, and our men have to know the struggles of black women in America. "

" One reason I didn't trust my writing for so long was that I always considered myself a serious dramatic actor. But people would always laugh when I shared my writing with them. It took my husband to help me see that I really am part humorist. "

" My constant battle is putting aside time wasters, and I have to watch out for procrastination. Staying on the path of something you're trying to create has much to do with having confidence in yourself and in your capacity to realize the things you want out of life. "

" Is it safe and sane to only have one political and economic system by which everyone in the world can live? Or can we explore and share? God never made one of anything. "

" The Divine Impulse - it's always safe to follow it. We've got to trust it and go wherever it takes us. Especially women. "

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" When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American's life when you realize the limitations, that you could only play maids or some little supporting role. Even Lena Horne couldn't get good parts. "

" It's getting increasingly difficult to be a dreamer under any circumstances. "

" We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings. "

" An Oscar nomination? That would be a very satisfying thing, I'm sure. I would appreciate the thought. It would be like taking your hat off as an actor to all the people who walk through you. "

" I think the poets and musicians, they belong to everybody. "

" I really don't believe in retiring as long as you can breathe. "

" I didn't have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don't hire little colored girls to do this or that. After I got that in my head, I took another direction. "

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" I'm an actor who appreciates direction. "

" My whole life is not defined by what Hollywood does. "

" OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head. "

" I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on. "

" God has use for all the old people. "

" I shined shoes; I did windows. "