I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well. Phylicia Rashad More Quotes by Phylicia Rashad More Quotes From Phylicia Rashad There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving. Phylicia Rashad moving-oninspiringlife Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens. Phylicia Rashad quiltsbirthdayinspirational You have to learn how to care about people without taking on all of their problems. Phylicia Rashad careproblempeople Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure. Phylicia Rashad eyeselfhair I am just myself, and who I am is a lot. Phylicia Rashad who-i-am Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective. Phylicia Rashad bodymindmemories If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago. Phylicia Rashad long-agocrazyfun What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first. Phylicia Rashad growthdevelopmentimagination How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being? Phylicia Rashad acceptinghumansgod-love We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense? Phylicia Rashad dollarsdoepeople Where the women go, the culture goes. Phylicia Rashad women-in-historyculture I believe the universe conspires to give you everything you desire. Phylicia Rashad desiregivingbelieve Let me just say that to imagine racism does not exist is imagination. And to imagine that it does not create its own set of problems is true imagination. So let's not imagine that racism is gone, extinguished, because it's not. We are seeing this in the top levels of the political arena, and we are seeing it very, very plainly. Phylicia Rashad politicalimaginationracism The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things. Phylicia Rashad perseveranceletting-gochildren When you're free from the idea of doership then something else within you emerges. It is yourself. Phylicia Rashad within-youideas Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do. Phylicia Rashad donemeanlooks Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself. Phylicia Rashad educateddemocracy There's all kinds of mothers, so to use the label 'mother' and to think you really understood all that a human being is because she's a mother, is a mistake. Phylicia Rashad mothermistakethinking A person can be big, because of spirit. A person can be big because of their position in the family, the hierarchy in the family. That role has been played by women who are quite thin. Phylicia Rashad hierarchyrolesspirit What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. Phylicia Rashad actressesablelooks
