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" Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. "

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

" I think I have something unique that I'd like to share. "

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

" I never thought about myself as an activist when we were coming along. I love the people I love. I didn't care whether they could be a Democrat, Republican, communist... anything but a racist. "

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

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

" Before I latched onto the concept of stereotypes, not once did I reckon with the fact that I would never be a 'Hollywood starlet.' "

" 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. "

" Well, I didn't grow up with that word 'retirement' as part of my consciousness. I didn't grow up with professionals that retired. I thought retiring was when you are tired and go to bed. "

" I learned that having great sensitivity is important. But being strong is just as important. "

" It is so calming, marriage. "

" I have this deep love for authors. I think that we don't do enough to encourage love of words and love of books. "

" 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. "

" Marriage, like love, is an aspiration. It's a process. "

" African-Americans have a lot to teach the world. "

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" 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. "

" I didn't realize it until I was grown how necessary it is for good people to be tough. "

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

" My experience for myself as a performer is not one of high expectations. "

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

" Marriage is more complex than we think. "

" I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerers among us will not triumph over us. We need each other in this world so desperately. "

" The economics of life is against the family. "

" You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are less than others, either. "

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

" I have always been against the gangster as hero. "

" 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. "