As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

I've played everything but a harp.

Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.

When I was 8 years old, I knew what I was going to be—an actress.

I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.