Cicely Tyson Quotes
I don't think you can measure wealth in dollars and cents. I really don't believe that at all because there are some things that money cannot buy. One of them is health. And the other is security in your relationships and friends.
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I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time.
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I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
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'Motorcycle Diaries' had the best costumes - that battered jacket and those linen shirts. I wear linen shirts in real life, too, and I have a nice, simple number I got handed down. As a father, you just stop buying stuff for yourself. It's all for the kids.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.
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But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.
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I'll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady.
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I truly believe diversity is beauty.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I would argue that you're only going to get the conservatives, particularly a Republican House, to pass immigration reform if we, as conservatives, are reassured that the border is controlled and that we get to vote on whether the border is controlled.
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A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
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We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.
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I really enjoy being with my fans. They offer great support and encouragement to me. I like signing autographs and posing for pictures.
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I constantly remind myself that there are terrible movies out there. I try to watch them, some of them, to give myself an understanding of what not to do.
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I cannot understand how sensible people still defend Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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It was an amazing experience, a dream come true, to sing and act alongside Prince and become dear friends with all the members of The Revolution while filming 'Purple Rain.'
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As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
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I don't think you can measure wealth in dollars and cents. I really don't believe that at all because there are some things that money cannot buy. One of them is health. And the other is security in your relationships and friends.
