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Ruby Dee

American Actress

Born: Oct 27, 1922

Died: Jun 11, 2014

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The greatest gift is not being afraid to question. Ruby Dee

Gift Greatest Gift Greatest Question Afraid Being Being Afraid

Black women have to know the historical and everyday struggles of black men, and our men have to know the struggles of black women in America. Ruby Dee

Women Black Men Everyday Our Struggles Know Historical America

The nature of racism is that it grinds down the soul of the man more finely than it does the soul of the woman. When you want to conquer a people or subject it, you destroy the male component. Ruby Dee

Nature You Man Soul Woman Racism People Down Destroy Component Finely More Does Male Subject Than Want Conquer

Is it safe and sane to only have one political and economic system by which everyone in the world can live? Or can we explore and share? God never made one of anything. Ruby Dee

God World Political Made Live Everyone System Only Economic Never Share Economic System Safe Anything Which Sane Explore

My constant battle is putting aside time wasters, and I have to watch out for procrastination. Staying on the path of something you're trying to create has much to do with having confidence in yourself and in your capacity to realize the things you want out of life. Ruby Dee

Life Time You Confidence Yourself Battle Procrastination Path Out Constant Staying Something Having Putting Trying Want Capacity Aside Realize Create Much Your Things Watch

You can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are better than others, and you can't be all you are meant to be if you think you are less than others, either. Ruby Dee

You Better Think Others Than Either Meant Meant To Be Less

OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head. Ruby Dee

Mind OK Boss Head Scratch Shuffling

There is a place for people 65 and older that no other age group can fit. We have nothing to lose. Some of us have a couple pennies. We can go out now and really be revolutionaries. Ruby Dee

Age People Lose Nothing Group Older Other Out Pennies Some Couple Go Fit Revolutionaries Place Age Group Us Really Now

I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem. Ruby Dee

Me Think Would Been Up Arts Meaningful Grown Grown-Up Harlem

I have this deep love for authors. I think that we don't do enough to encourage love of words and love of books. Ruby Dee

Love Words Think Enough Books Encourage Authors Deep Deep Love

Oh, I'm impressed with Lorraine Hansberry. She was a genius at whose feet I could sit. Ruby Dee

Genius Sit Could Feet She Impressed Oh Whose

It is so calming, marriage. Ruby Dee

Marriage Calming

Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. Ruby Dee

People Relationships Benevolent Neighborhood Scary Both Were Apart Gangsters Lived

I'm an actor who appreciates direction. Ruby Dee

Appreciates Direction Who Actor

I shined shoes; I did windows. Ruby Dee

Shoes Windows Did

I think you mustn't tell your body, you mustn't tell your soul, 'I'm going to retire.' You may be changing your life emphasis, but there's still things that you have in mind to do that now seems the right time to do. Ruby Dee

My whole life is not defined by what Hollywood does. Ruby Dee

Life Defined Does Hollywood Whole

I do remember the numbers runners, I do remember the poverty and bread lines. Harlem stays with you forever. Ruby Dee

You Remember Poverty Runners Stays Lines Forever Bread Harlem Numbers

I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on. Ruby Dee

Remember Corners Parades Got Street

A nation's youths shouldn't be sent off to die. Ruby Dee

Nation Off Die Sent Youths

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