Esther Rolle Quotes

My mother grew up with each of her children - whatever your age, that's the age she'd be when she listened to your stories. She never belittled our problems. It made for something permanent and reliable.

Esther Rolle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 8, 1920 - November 17, 1998

Topics

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I didn't expect any success at all. I was rejected by every publisher in the world and every agent in town.

Jeff Lindsay

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I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.

Amanda Donohoe

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One in the third film, I'm looking forward to meeting one of the Dementors.

Rupert Grint

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Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone.

Michelle Williams

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Just because you read a report in the 'New York Times,' the 'Economist,' or, yes, 'The New Yorker' doesn't make it true. But we do know that a few people have evaluated that story with what strikes me as fairly objective standards of reason.

Michael Specter

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I'm fearless when it comes to engineering and motors and gears and pulleys and glass and artwork.

Douglas Trumbull

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I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out.

Doug Liman

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I've always been a fan of 'Coronation Street,' and the chance to work on it was just too good to miss, but it meant a great upheaval for my family.

Debra Stephenson

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Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.

Bob Dylan

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I play fairly aggressively week to week and fire at a lot of pins. So I might miss more greens than other pros, but I'm still only a few yards from the hole when I do. That being said, when I really need to hit a green in regulation, I'm confident in my swing.

Brooks Koepka

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I think everybody goes through changes, and the same should be said for fictional characters, especially ones that you follow on television.

Peter Dinklage

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The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

Thomas Carlyle

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