There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

Quote by James Earl Jones

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I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but...

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but...

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...