You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

Quote by James Earl Jones

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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...

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...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk....

So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk....

One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to...

One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to...

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...

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...

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...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

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.

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...

We children learned responsibility automatically.

We children learned responsibility automatically.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

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...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

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...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

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?