113 Quotes by Ruby Dee

We've got the possibility of setting things right,

There is so much to do, ... Ossie left a lot of work that we are still trying to finish.

I used to want to shout 'Help me!'

It was a nerve-racking moment, ... He stayed up half the night writing it. Then we stayed up because that was all we could do.

Ossie was working as stage manager and he began making notes. Something about the sense of humor instilled in Eastern European Jewish culture appealed to him. The message was profound but the delivery was hilarious. Through that he saw that humor could turn racism on its ear, too.

There was so much meanness in the atmosphere, ... but marvelous things pierce through the darkness of poverty and racism. You meet all kinds of people that help put life in perspective and turn the horror into some kind of lesson or avenue of awakening that lives with you all your days.

It's critical for African-American seniors and people with disabilities to be aware of this opportunity. I want to help people realize they must not be passive about making a decision, and that they need to take action soon.

I have to do it. I have no choice, because I've got five grandsons and one son. I wake up thinking that could happen to them.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity.