Ruby Dee Quotes (17 Quotes)


    It was a nerve-racking moment, ... He stayed up half the night writing it. Then we stayed up because that was all we could do.

    I have to do it. I have no choice, because I've got five grandsons and one son. I wake up thinking that could happen to them.

    That's what being young is all about. You have the courage and the daring to think that you can make a difference. You're not prone to measure your energies in time. You're not likely to live by equations.

    Ossie was working as stage manager and he began making notes. Something about the sense of humor instilled in Eastern European Jewish culture appealed to him. The message was profound but the delivery was hilarious. Through that he saw that humor could turn racism on its ear, too.

    It's critical for African-American seniors and people with disabilities to be aware of this opportunity. I want to help people realize they must not be passive about making a decision, and that they need to take action soon.


    God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.

    Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other. The music people . . . they give thanks for the gift and reflect the love.

    The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.

    Through it all, Dee and Davis say they have discovered the secret to a successful marriage. You have to learn how to be married, ... You have to learn to love somebody.

    The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.

    OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head.

    Among whom the gods bless, high on the list are the music people, who tune into celestial vibe-brations and give mortals a taste of immortal sensations.

    There was so much meanness in the atmosphere, ... but marvelous things pierce through the darkness of poverty and racism. You meet all kinds of people that help put life in perspective and turn the horror into some kind of lesson or avenue of awakening that lives with you all your days.

    If it is possible to learn to love somebody more than when you first married them, I am lucky enough to say that we did,

    sorrow for not understanding like I understand now the unpredictable, profound journey that marriage is.

    We have to talk to each other and let our children know that they didn't come here suspended in midair, but that they were connected to all manner of people of substance, of ideas and history that defines and makes it easier for them to pick up the pieces and go the next step that the human race needs to go.

    we will give her the kudos that she so richly deserves.


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