Phylicia Rashad Quotes

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• The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself…
• I am just myself, and who I am is a lot....
• When you're free from the idea of doership then something else within you emerges. It is yourself.
• You have to learn how to care about people without taking on all of their problems.
• Where the women go, the culture goes.
• Let’s just say that the theater is not for the faint of heart,
• As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.
• I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions…
• I am having a good time doing nothing.
• What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.
• When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is.
• Acting's not about nose jobs and liposuction. It's about being truthful to what you're doing.
• Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you…
• How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?
• I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of…
• If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago.
• Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what…
• What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first.
• Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.
• A person can be big, because of spirit. A person can be big because of their position in the family, the hierarchy in the family.…

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