Cicely Tyson Quotes

My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: 'You cannot live here and do that.'

Cicely Tyson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 19, 1933

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MotherLiveChurchYouSaidShe

I saw that the incorporation of Texas into this Union would be indispensable both to her safety and ours. I saw that it was impossible she could stand as an independent power between us and Mexico without becoming the scene of intrigue of foreign powers, alike destructive of the peace and security of both Texas and ourselves.

John C. Calhoun

PowerPeaceSafetyImpossibleTexas

I think I've always been a player who's done better in the second half, who's done better in the fourth quarter. That's the fun time to play, when everything you've worked for the whole game boils down to those last few possessions.

Jeremy Lin

TimeFunGameThinkBetterYou

During my military service, I performed a sketch in which I played a flea called Max. So when critics kept misspelling my name, I decided to change it and thought, 'Ah! Max!'

Max von Sydow

ChangeServiceThoughtNameSketch

Most people don't have time to master the very mathematical details of theoretical physics.

Stephen Hawking

TimePeopleDetailsPhysicsMaster

Even for charity I always give priority to education because I always teach young people - knowledge is your real companion, your life long companion, not fortune. Fortune can disappear.

Stanley Ho

LifeEducationKnowledgePeopleLong

You never know when you are doing something that is affecting someone.

Martin Sheen

SomeoneDoingYouKnowNever

Texas is still resistant to Howard Johnsons, interstate highways and some forms of phoniness. It is the place least likely to become a replica of everyplace else. It's authentically awful, comic, and weirdly charming, all at the same time.

Molly Ivins

TimeTexasPlaceBecomeCharming

I hate talking about my height, because I don't feel like a tall person... When I see a tall woman, I'm always slightly like, 'Whoa.' It looks weird, but that could be because of my complex about it, my worry over whether it's womanly to be that tall.

Miranda Hart

HateWomanWeirdFeelWorryTalking

Having such a supportive family has really shaped the person that I am today.

Jazz Jennings

FamilyTodayI AmPersonSupportive

I am learning aerobics and gymnastics, so I would love to do an action film.

Disha Patani

LoveLearningI AmActionFilmAm

Most people have never thought through how they're going to allocate their time. You need to make a decision in advance.

Clayton M. Christensen

TimeDecisionPeopleThoughtYou

In Kid A and Amnesiac, the guitar becomes one more texture, difficult to separate from other textures.

Colin Greenwood

GuitarMoreDifficultKidTexture

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