All Quotes

"“But wasn’t it Oliver Cromwell who had him executed?” she managed, trying to sound regal. “Certainly, ma’am. But Oliver Cromwell wasn’t the problem. Charles the First was the problem. Oliver Cromwell was the solution. I’ll grant you he was a bit of a nuisance for a while afterward, but at least his unpleasant rule made people happy to see a king again.”"

"“I notice you didn’t laugh, Mr. Black!” “No, Your Majesty. We are forbidden to laugh at the things kings say, sire, because otherwise we would be at it all day.”"

"This might look like a book set in the Pacific ocean. Nothing could be further from the truth!!!!! It is in fact set in a parallel universe, a phenomenon known only to advanced physicists and anyone who has ever watched any episode of any SF series, anywhere."

"You're not only in the Army, you're women, and you're Negros. And because you're Negros and women you don't have the luxury to be as good as the white soldiers, you have the burden to be better. Remember, you're not only representing America, you're representing the Negros of America."

"They're already of the opinion that the Negro woman is dumb, inferior and lazy. And I'll be damned it I allow a woman in my unit to prove them correct!"

"Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams"

"Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott Bell King"

"Dean Norris as General Halt"

"Sam Waterston as Franklin Roosevelt"

"Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune"

"Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt"

"Milauna Jackson as Captain Noel Campbell"

"Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker"

"Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae Burton"

"Sarah Jeffery as Dolores Washington"

"Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White"

"Sarah Helbringer as Mary Kathryn"

"Jay Reeves as Private Hugh Bell"

"Jeanté Godlock as Vera Scott"

"Moriah Brown as Inez Bright"

"Gregg Sulkin as Abram David"

"Donna Biscoe as Emma Derriecott"

"Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie"

"Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport"

"Nick Harris as Chaplain Clemens"

"Austin Nichols as Collins"

"We hope and pray that he attains the status of martyrdom."

"Body positivity is about loving yourself and doing what makes you happy,"

"Do what is best for you individually, but never step on anybody’s toes in the process."

"Be careful who you trust."

"Get ready for a heart attack soon. Five Indian fishermen rammed to death by Kanglu (Bangladesh) navy; there will be a cost, a much bigger one."

"We always come back to the job we love the most."

"Accomplishment is not just about money and not fame but it’s also about how you feel that you are doing."

"The heart and good attitude."

"I soared to the highest levels of success … only to find when I got there that I was empty, did not know who I was, and even despaired of life itself. I really did not have a face of my own."

"Feel. Fill everything to the brim. Feel every nice feeling. Even loneliness because it has a purpose. If you must cry, let the tears flow. That’s what they’re there for—when emotions overpower. Cherish things, people, relationships. Nothing lasts forever."

"It's not really the age that defines you as an actor, it's your talent that defines you as an actor, even as a person"

"I'm an actress. There's no insecurity about being second fiddle,"

"What and where I am now is because of show business."

"Artistry is the soul of the city. Without artists painters, singers, actors, dancers, and musicians the city would have no soul."

"I just want good roles. And these don’t come easy."

"I think people should do what suits them and make them feel comfortable. In pageants now where I get to be invited as a judge, the contestants tend to look the same. I swear when I look at them, they walk the same, they wear the same make-up, same hair, similar gowns. If I was a mentor, I would make them different."

"Oh, just the same things I do. I think if he has been in the moon for so long I think when he comes over he wants to change, I guess."

"that lying on like that and thinking it is naturally bad because in the nature i'm just lying there thinking then something will attack me and eat me"

"I used to say that when you enter a contest, you must keep it in your mind that this is not the beginning or the end. This is just a stepping stone, something different. If you win, good. If you lose, okay. You make friends, you enjoy. But it’s more difficult for me to say that now because now, they are already 26 or 27, it’s a life-changing career."

"Keep money not the main conversation. But more than anything, make sure they (children) always share, that they’re always part of a group, and that they don’t feel the need to keep up with anyone."

"That’s the number one thing I always told my daughters.“Who cares?""

"Adjust your appetite. Look at the price from right to left. Adjust your appetite to the price."

"Before, it was different. Your mother wasn’t your friend. She always said no. She would tell you something couldn’t be done. She was your protector, your everything. Your mother wasn’t your friend. She always said no. She would tell you something couldn’t be done. She was your protector, your everything."

"Now, they let kids make mistakes. Like my daughter (Isabelle). She let her children fall. And when they cried, that was fine. Unlike me before, when they fell, I got upset. It was very different."