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I should not ever live with anyone, because I just don't have the patience for it. I'm very cranky around other people.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

You have to believe in yourself in spite of what other people believe.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

We are all here for a reason.I believe the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people thru the darkness.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

I dig being a mother ...

I won once [an Oscar]. So it can't be that racist.

If you're willing to stand for what you believe in ... you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

If I was doing a talk show, I would do the kind of show that comes on just once a month, with amazing guests.

[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.

No matter what you say to yourself, you do want to win. You try to look casual, like you're not thinking, 'oh, please pick me.'

An actress can only play a woman,I'm an actor I can play anything

I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.

I'm as American as Chevrolet.

It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

[On writing to Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple:] I told her I would play a Venetian blind, dirt on the floor, anything.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?

If you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.

I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation.

Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.

When I was 9 years old, Star Trek came on ...

There are times when I haven't been proud of America or really proud. But there have been times that I've been incredibly proud of the country.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

I'm a big old egotistical baby and that's okay. I can accept it.

You don't want to think something might be racist, but it might be, because your gut is telling you it is

My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.

Before you judge me, look in the mirror.

Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?

Actors have no color. That's the art form.

Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.

Should I be worried about being a slave and being returned to slavery? Because certain things happened in the Constitution that had to change.

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it's got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling.

Children are a quality of life ... when our children are happy, then we are better as human beings.

When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.

I've learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect, because I like me.. I think I'm kind of cool.

Her least favorite thing: VOLUNTARY IGNORANCE

It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.

Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.

We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

I don't like driving very much. That makes me very unhappy, because I scream a lot in the car, but other than that, life is actually pretty good.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

Everything for me is visual. That's just how my head works.

I don't have to be bam, bam, bam, funny when I'm working. I can tell stories, and there's some funny in them.

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.

Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

I always wore sneakers when I wanted to. It was always about being comfortable and being myself.

If you don't look out for others, who will look out for you?

If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.'

We're dealing with old issues that aren't ours. We carry them and we pass them on to those who come after us. I am hoping to crack some of those.

In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldn't do.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

If You don't like Gay Marriage, Don't Marry a Gay Person.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges.

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are she's going to end up looking like me.