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People Quotes by Viola Davis
- No matter what, people don't think of me for glamorous parts. I'll go to an audition or a meeting in a pretty dress, and they…
- I think that's something that people feel that I do really well; I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters I play move…
- And this is what was fascinating to me about 'The Help'; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
- When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
- It's time for people to see us, people of colour, for what we really are: complicated.
- When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get a…
- I didn't see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn't! I thought I could do what they did. And what…
- I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes…
- And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see…
- Can I just tell you, I think it's the most beautiful thing about young people today, it gives me so much hope for the future,…
- That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six years old. If…
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- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle