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> [One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me, and I don't want anybody to walk behind me. I want a man who will walk along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/one-of-the-things-i-have-always-said-about-the-man-woman-relationship/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

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## More by Cicely Tyson

> [Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch, what make you go beyond the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/challenges-make-you-discover-things-about-yourself-that-you-never/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/one-of-the-things-i-have-always-said-about-the-man-woman-relationship/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [I have learned not to allow rejection to move me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/i-have-learned-not-to-allow-rejection-to-move-me/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/in-my-early-years-there-were-a-number-of-experiences-that-made-me/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/age-is-just-a-number-life-and-aging-are-the-greatest-gifts-that-we/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know anything. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/when-i-attack-a-role-be-it-tv-film-or-stage-the-first-thing-i-say-is/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [Now, I am perfectly willing to just enjoy my career by choosing roles simply because I consider them to be a challenge and doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/now-i-am-perfectly-willing-to-just-enjoy-my-career-by-choosing-roles/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [All I have to do is find someone who has something to say that will enrich my life and they can't get rid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/all-i-have-to-do-is-find-someone-who-has-something-to-say-that-will/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [I will lead my people out of bondage, Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/i-will-lead-my-people-out-of-bondage-lord/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [I saw that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. So I made a choice to use my career as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/i-saw-that-i-could-not-afford-the-luxury-of-just-being-an-actress-so/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/we-have-to-support-our-own-films-if-we-don-t-how-can-we-expect-others/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/i-was-in-california-when-this-journalist-made-a-blanket-statement/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-be-an-actress-she-said-you-can/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/ali-we-should-have-gone-to-see-that-movie-malcolm-x-was-another-one/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

> [I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/i-don-t-condemn-anyone-for-making-their-choices-if-someone-chooses/)

[Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/)

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