Life Quote by 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 me.” quote by Cicely Tyson — Download Open image

“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 me.”

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I have learned not to allow rejection to move me.

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In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an…

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Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.

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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…

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Now, I am perfectly willing to just enjoy my career by choosing roles simply because I consider them to be a challenge and doing…

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I will lead my people out of bondage, Lord.

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I saw that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. So I made a choice to use my career as…

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We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them?

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I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women…

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