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Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.

~Cicely Tyson

Topics: Age Aging Could Ever Gifts Greatest Greatest Gifts Just Life Number Possibly

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Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.

~Cicely Tyson

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I have learned not to allow rejection to move me.

~Cicely Tyson

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My gratification in working comes from the preparation and the building of the character.

~Cicely Tyson

Topics: Building Character Gratification Preparation Working

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One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me, and I don't want anybody to walk behind me. I want a man who will walk along beside me. And that's how I feel about equal rights.

~Cicely Tyson

Topics: About Along Always Anybody Behind Beside Equal Equal Rights Feel How Man Me One Of The Things Relationship Rights Said Things Walk Want Who Will I Feel Ahead

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You never know what motivates you.

~Cicely Tyson

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Unless a piece really said something, I had no interest in it. I have got to know that I have served some purpose here.

~Cicely Tyson

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The gratification comes, for me, in the doing of it. And once I've done it, I can't do anything about it if it's good or if it's bad.

~Cicely Tyson

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I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.

~Cicely Tyson

Topics: Achieved Begin Believe Entire Entire Life Having High Left Life Mountain Nothing Reach Something Spend Striving Then Think Top Towards Want Will Work You Yourself I Think

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In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. There were a number of issues I wanted to address. And I wanted to use my career as a platform.

~Cicely Tyson

Topics: Actress Address Afford Being Career Could Decide Early Early Years Experiences Issues Just Luxury Made Me Number Platform Use Wanted Were Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: December 19th, 1933

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