Ruby Dee Quotes

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.

Ruby Dee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014

Topics

MyselfTrustPeopleMeWritingHelp

I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... he's not a small God; this God is incredible.

Joel Osteen

LifeDreamsGodThankfulSmallYou

I learned to impersonate the kind of person that talks about poetry. It comes from teaching, I think.

Robert Morgan

PoetryThinkPersonKindTeaching

I love being able to be a writer. That's what I moved to New York to be.

John Searles

LoveNew YorkNewBeingAbleWriter

I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved by it, if its not something that I have a longing to celebrate or to be reminded of, if it doesn't affect me, then how can I possibly think it is going to affect somebody else. My touchstone is write something that matters.

Amy Grant

I AmMeCelebrateThinkMatters

My father was a doctor in Moravia, in the south of the country. There were a number of Jewish doctors in the hospital there, and at a certain point - almost too late, really, but in time - they were all sent overseas by their employer.

Tom Stoppard

FatherTimeDoctorLateCountry

People come together with their families to celebrate Easter. What better way to celebrate than to spend a few hours going on the journey of Christ's life.

Roma Downey

LifeJourneyTogetherPeopleBetter

Manufacturing doesn't just mean building cars and metal-bashing; it includes making pharmaceuticals and hi-tech electronics. A crucial part of the process is the research and development that allows better and greener products to come to market. Britain has traditionally had a strong science and engineering base.

Martin Rees

ScienceResearchBuildingBetter

But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year. I am fully back to playing full time.

Miroslav Vitous

TimeI AmYearBackPlayingPercent

I'd say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close.

Lloyd Blankfein

BestYouBadSayTryEvents

My students often say, 'My roommate read this story and really liked it,' and it's hard to convince them that there are things wrong with it. I say, 'Well, people who love you want you to be happy. But I'm your professor and I'm supposed to be teaching you something.'

Joyce Carol Oates

LoveHappyPeopleBe HappyStory

You have to continue to smile through life. And it's good when you get to bring that out in a character.

Jason Mitchell

LifeSmileGoodCharacterYouOut

I've always been a daddy's girl, and that's served me well in life; most of my directors have been male.

Diane Lane

LifeGirlMeAlwaysWellBeen

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