I've played everything but a harp.

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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....

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.

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

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

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

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

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

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay...

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay...

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 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...

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

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Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and...

Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and...

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.

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...

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

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...

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,...

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...

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...