American - Actress | October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014
We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings.
Ruby Dee
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We are all a tiger with feelings. An elephant who never forgets. We are tiger, panther, monkey - we are all of these things, all of the life rhythms.
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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.
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The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.
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You can only appreciate freedom when you find yourself in a position to fight for someone else's freedom and not worry about your own.
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I have always been against the gangster as hero.
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The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.
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I learned that having great sensitivity is important. But being strong is just as important.
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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.
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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 don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so deep.
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'Commitment' is a marvelous word.
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