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

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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. "

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" I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award. "

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" I think all human beings have a godlike, divine power, only most of us don't tap into it. "

" Marriage is more complex than we think. "

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

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The white actresses I have known have been allowed to do 10 times more than I shall ever do. "

" You're not supposed to go into business with the sole purpose of putting your neighbor out of business. This is not the United States of Corporate America. "

" Just staying together is not a real virtue, if you're not happy. Or you're being denied. Or one person is being squashed. Or you really don't love each other; you're just there out of habit. That doesn't work, no matter how many years you stay together. "

" 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. "

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

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