--- title: "1 Meant Think Quotes By Ruby Dee" description: "1 Meant Think quotes by Ruby Dee. Plus more from Ruby Dee and more Meant Think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png" --- > [You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are less than others, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if-you-think-you-are-better-than/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png) ## More by Ruby Dee > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/just-staying-together-is-not-a-real-virtue-if-you-re-not-happy-or-you/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/i-m-proud-of-doing-long-day-s-journey-into-night-for-which-i-won-an/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/see-i-don-t-expect-to-win-a-prize-for-stoic-control-and-dignity-at/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/you-hear-people-say-we-take-our-tennessee-williams-very-seriously/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/a-trustworthy-marriage-has-weathered-temptation-and-anger-and/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/ok-boss-i-don-t-mind-shuffling-but-i-won-t-scratch-my-head/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [Marriage is really an exciting adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/marriage-is-really-an-exciting-adventure/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/we-don-t-realize-how-much-racism-has-tainted-our-self-image-as-human/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/gangsters-lived-in-the-neighborhood-they-weren-t-apart-from-it-their/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [My experience for myself as a performer is not one of high expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/my-experience-for-myself-as-a-performer-is-not-one-of-high/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [The Divine Impulse - it's always safe to follow it. We've got to trust it and go wherever it takes us. Especially women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/the-divine-impulse-it-s-always-safe-to-follow-it-we-ve-got-to-trust/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [Revolutionaries don't get job security.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/revolutionaries-don-t-get-job-security/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [It's getting increasingly difficult to be a dreamer under any circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/it-s-getting-increasingly-difficult-to-be-a-dreamer-under-any/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [My whole life is not defined by what Hollywood does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/my-whole-life-is-not-defined-by-what-hollywood-does/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) > [I think I have something unique that I'd like to share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/i-think-i-have-something-unique-that-i-d-like-to-share/) [Ruby Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-dee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-think/ruby-dee/#itemlist", "name": "1 Meant Think Quotes By Ruby Dee", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are less than others, either.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ruby Dee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-dee/you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if-you-think-you-are-better-than/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are…” — Ruby Dee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-think/ruby-dee/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-think/ruby-dee/", "name": "Meant Think Quotes by Ruby Dee", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meant-think/ruby-dee/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/ruby-dee-7465_better_you-can-t-be-all-you-are-meant-to-be-if_3070491.png" }, "description": "1 Meant Think quotes by Ruby Dee. 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