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29 quotes by Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashād[needs IPA] (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for this part in 1985 and 1986. In 2004, Rashād became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, which she won for...
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Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen... →

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Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of... →

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There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

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The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about... →

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Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects... →

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Let me just say that to imagine racism does not exist is imagination. And to imagine that it does not create its own set of problems is true... →

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We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in... →

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How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

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What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first.

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As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.

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If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago.

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There was a time when I couldn't watch sitcoms for a while because it was just cacophony, it was just noise.

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Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's... →

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