As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

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I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has...

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has...

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind...

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind...

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character,...

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character,...

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will...

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will...

I've played everything but a harp.

I've played everything but a harp.

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to...

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to...

The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.

The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife....

When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife....

I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a...

I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a...

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to...

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to...

I always have the best of everything.

I always have the best of everything.

Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to...

Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to...

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a...

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a...

Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as...

Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as...

If I can delay your action with my inaction, then Ill gladly do nothing for...

If I can delay your action with my inaction, then Ill gladly do nothing for...