I didn't realize it until I was grown how necessary it is for good people to be tough. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
The divorce rate would be lower if instead of marrying for better or worse people would marry for good. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Among whom the gods bless, high on the list are the music people, who tune into celestial vibe-brations and give mortals a… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Black History Month is fine, but we need more months of the year to celebrate all the people on this earth. After… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I never thought about myself as an activist when we were coming along. I wasn't a joiner. You know, I love the… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
You meet all kinds of people that help put life in perspective and turn the horror into some kind of lesson or… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
An Oscar nomination? That would be a very satisfying thing, I'm sure. I would appreciate the thought. It would be like taking… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I never thought about myself as an activist when we were coming along. I love the people I love. I didn't care… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I don't want to have my children have to get dressed up to go out to say good morning and deserve to… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
You hear people say, 'We take our Tennessee Williams very seriously. There is no laughter here.' It's full of humor! Not to… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
The world has improved mostly because unorthodox people did unorthodox things. Not surprisingly, they had the courage and daring to think they… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Just staying together is not a real virtue, if you're not happy. Or you're being denied. Or one person is being squashed. Or you… — Ruby Dee Copy Share
I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award. — Ruby Dee Copy Share
See, I don’t expect to win a prize for stoic control and dignity at mourning time. Death deserve tantrums. Beating back shocked indignation, kicks… — Ruby Dee Copy Share
You hear people say, 'We take our Tennessee Williams very seriously. There is no laughter here.' It's full of humor! Not to laugh is… — Ruby Dee Copy Share
A trustworthy marriage has weathered temptation and anger and jealousy, resentment, self-righteousness and a little bit of selfishness. When you get over and get… — Ruby Dee Copy Share
Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. — Ruby Dee Copy Share
The Divine Impulse - it's always safe to follow it. We've got to trust it and go wherever it takes us. Especially women. — Ruby Dee Copy Share
