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“I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.”
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“One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.”
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“Great parts of our economy are directly dependent upon women having a weak self-concept. A multi-billion dollar fashion-cosmetic industry testifies to the validity of this approach. A woman who does not know who she is can be sold anything.”
Source : Gabrielle Burton (1972). “I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation”
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“I really like working in television and I like exploring a character over a longer period of time, and I like the consistency of television.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“Creativity, my students learn, is as natural a function of the mind as breathing or digestion are natural functions of the body.”
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“Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds.”
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“Long ago it was said that 'one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.' That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles, and less for the fate, of those who were underneath, so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat.”
Source : Jacob August Riis (1914). “How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York”
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“I had a lovely experience once in Africa working with the UN when a president of a country met me about refugee issues and said 'What do you do?' I said 'I'm an actor.' He replied 'I heard that was a very difficult job and might not be the smartest job to do.' It was lovely.”
