"A woman's gifts will make room for her."

"When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them!"

"I'm letting no man handle my bank account."

"Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance."

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it."

"The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman."

"You can best fight any existing evil from the inside."

"In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book."

"I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it."

"My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful."

"Faith is the black person's federal reserve system."

"What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait."

"Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique."

"I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor."

"I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to the motion picture industry."

"That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind because of it. I got my Warner contract, thanks to it."

"I did my best, and God did the rest."

"Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time."