Lorraine Hansberry quote: "Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams -- but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile."

There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. Ha...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of lonel...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

It's dangerous, son."
"What's dangerous?"
"When a man goes outside his house to look for...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

I know he's rich. He knows he's rich, too.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

There is always something left to love. And if you haven't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace?
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

[T]here is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Beneatha: Love him? There is nothing left to love.

Mama: There is always something left t...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of lonel...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right...Make sure you done take into account what hi...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Children see things very well sometimes -- and idealists even better.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

The Murchisons are honest-to-God-real-foe-rich colored people, and the only people in the world who ...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When he’s done good and made thing...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

DAMN MY EGGS! DAMN ALL THE EGGS THAT EVER WAS!" -Wilson
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Perhaps I will be a great man...I mean perhaps I will hold on to the substance of truth and find my ...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned not...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

MAMA: You must not dislike people ’cause they well off, honey.

BENEATHA: Why not? It ma...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us child...
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY

You know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black f...
LORRAINE BRACCO

If I am going to get in a cab to go home, and I see a sign for an open house, I will go in. I like r...
LORRAINE BRACCO

Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and...
LORRAINE ANDERSON

Abuse is never deserved, it is an exploitation of innocence and physical disadvantage, which is perc...
LORRAINE NILON

Abuse is never contained to a present moment, it lingers across a person’s lifetime and has pervas...
LORRAINE NILON

There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to living life, resolving the emotional baggage you carry ...
LORRAINE NILON

Serenity is not the conclusion of a soul journey, it is the acceptance of being on a soul journey.
LORRAINE NILON

Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and d...
LORRAINE ANDERSON

When you feel at sea in an abyss of emotions, reconnecting to the beauty of your soul can be difficu...
LORRAINE NILON

We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct confrontation with that aspect o...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

The truth in acting is that we are all hired help. We are a commodity. There is no difference betwee...
LORRAINE BRACCO

I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book.
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

We are the voices of the voiceless.
LORRAINE REED

Have you ever loved anyone?"
"You mean besides my mum?"
Luke was dumbfounded as he stared ...
LORRAINE HEATH

Stay."

The strangled word, spoken in anguish, tore at her heart, ripped through her resol...
LORRAINE HEATH

You know, last season I didn't do anything on the show, so I was frustrated. I mean, don't g...
LORRAINE BRACCO

We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework, and we put all of the components toge...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

This is one of the most popular stops. Everyone that has performed here signs the walls.
LORRAINE BERG

As a modern woman, there are things I take for granted, and that shows up in the way I sit, the way ...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

I don't think I am narcissistic. I think I have low self-esteem.
LORRAINE BRACCO

In March 2003, my daughter got really sick and went into the hospital, and they discovered she had a...
LORRAINE RICHARDSON

You are a significant, unique, independent, individual soul, who has ventured into this world to exp...
LORRAINE NILON

Life is a journey, Frannie darling," Feagan had once told me. "Choose well those with whom you trave...
LORRAINE HEATH

Our market is not characteristic of the nation in so many ways, but one of the more unusual facts is...
LORRAINE ABERCROMBIE

I think it's still low interest rates, and we're a good buy here in Houston.
LORRAINE ABERCROMBIE

The Houston home market has never been in better shape.
LORRAINE ABERCROMBIE

The statistics seem to reflect that many of the people who sought shelter in and around Houston have...
LORRAINE ABERCROMBIE

The early heat-up in temperatures and the relatively few number of days with rain have definitely co...
LORRAINE ABERCROMBIE

Yes, I think he has shown some partisanship. But basically, I think his sense of what's fair overrid...
LORRAINE SHINN

Lovelock is a unique town with an ingenious idea to capitalize on its name.
LORRAINE HUNT

Life isn't about having. Life is about loving... loving people; loving life.
LORRAINE COBCROFT

Life is your teacher. How can you learn to understand your truth, if you deny your reality?
LORRAINE NILON

My job as an actor is to cover and expose in varying allowance that - so that the audience can peek ...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

Bush's proposed 2007 budget seems to be intended for the chronically healthy and the relatively weal...
LORRAINE COLE

When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers and librarians and people, women especially, w...
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

Good works will be recognized ultimately, but if you work for the recognizion alone, you may be in f...
LORRAINE MONROE

Meg felt her heart lurch. It bothered her that the twins realized that she hated their brother. The ...
LORRAINE HEATH

Within the shadows of honor, courage often walks in silence.

-Engraved on the monument Cl...
LORRAINE HEATH

It's very exciting to have dogs in the movies here.
LORRAINE BARRON

They said they'd let us know and we thought, oh, we'd never hear from them because this is a country...
LORRAINE BARRON

You can pay $50,000 or take the free tour.
LORRAINE BERG

That's open to those who donate to the theater, $50,000 or more.
LORRAINE BERG

Rabbits like to play with toys and hop around outside of their cages. Owners just need to make sure ...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

The first thing a person needs to do, before or immediately after purchasing a rabbit, is to talk to...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

Around Easter, rabbits are just thought about more. Most people just don't realize that rabbits are ...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

Pet owners need to watch for clinical signs of respiratory problems and see their veterinarians if t...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

Rabbits make wonderful pets, but they are a 10-year commitment. Like any other pet, they require att...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

The Centers for Disease Control has good information on its Web site. Overall, if you see a dead bir...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

Birds have carried several different influenza strains here in the United States for many years, but...
LORRAINE CORRIVEAU

With black Americans at the top of most lists of chronic diseases and among the least likely to have...
LORRAINE COLE

There is no good news here. All of these families are suffering, and for what?
LORRAINE BYNUM

I feel bad for all the families. We are all mothers, and they are all sons.
LORRAINE BYNUM

They're just young men. They're just babies.
LORRAINE BYNUM

A lot of the bills won't come in until after the fire season is over.
LORRAINE BUCK

I remember when you could drive Galveston Island, from end to end, on the natural beach. I don't thi...
LORRAINE BROWN

A lot of the people here, they're still shook up,
LORRAINE BROWN

We left that place pretty quickly, ... It seemed unsafe to me, like a death trap.
LORRAINE BROWN

We looked at her, this hotel clerk, and we said, 'OK, if you want to call the police, call the polic...
LORRAINE BROWN

Money was of no value. I had $20 in my pocket. It's just wet and stinky, it's worth nothing.
LORRAINE BROWN

You hear a lot about the robbing and stealing, ... People breaking into gas stations. But, you know,...
LORRAINE BROWN

The water was up, there was nothing to do, all nine or 10 of us in there, just wanting [drinking] wa...
LORRAINE BROWN

Maybe people didn't see those satellite photos,
LORRAINE BROWN

Women are raised to be the caretakers, so they're less likely to seek out services because it's abou...
LORRAINE BROWN

I know that everyone was not always very happy with us, with our long hiatuses. I also think it's be...
LORRAINE BRACCO

I can't talk to you!
LORRAINE BRACCO

I think it's darker. I don't think it's desperation, but it's despair.
LORRAINE BRACCO

Well, you know, we've been asked not to speak so it's really hard.
LORRAINE BRACCO

I like real estate because I am the boss.
LORRAINE BRACCO

We've been asked not to speak.
LORRAINE BRACCO

Tony Soprano is an everyday kind of guy, bringing up teen-agers, having a daughter, trying to get he...
LORRAINE BRACCO

What we have on HBO, which I find absolutely phenomenal, is creative freedom,
LORRAINE BRACCO

I think it's so original. I think there are so many layers to it that people are really enjoying.
LORRAINE BRACCO

She wouldn't accept anything from Bob. He wasn't her agent, she wouldn't let him; she was very stron...
LORRAINE BORMAN

Rosalynn is a champion; she always had a strong work ethic. In 11 years as a professional skater, sh...
LORRAINE BORMAN

The damage was devastating. A lot of places still don't have electricity. Most stores were closed, c...
LORRAINE COSTELLO

The whole neighborhood got hit.
LORRAINE GRITZEN

It represents our beliefs. For us, it's what the real meaning of Christmas is all about.
LORRAINE GRITZEN

They had the tractors and stuff going. My neighbor went over there and told them to stop the noise b...
LORRAINE GEHRMAN

Now they're taking out all the rocks. They look like a bunch of amateurs.
LORRAINE GEHRMAN

It doesn't look much better.
LORRAINE GEHRMAN

Lorie is unique as a mayor, as a politician, as a person. The thing about her success, if you could ...
LORRAINE EVANS

We just thought, let's feed the whole campus for a couple of days.
LORRAINE EVANS

Vaccination against childhood diseases is one of the great public health success stories of the past...
LORRAINE DUNCAN

Our primary focus is on ensuring children are fully protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. ...
LORRAINE DUNCAN

Currently all women are offered a second-trimester screening test as a standard of care. The results...
LORRAINE DUGOFF

The program became very popular over the last two years. Many women who are 35 years and older are c...
LORRAINE DUGOFF

When we conducted these studies, we wanted to find the most optimal method to screen pregnant women ...
LORRAINE DUGOFF

I'm on the floor. My body is numb. I am getting ready to die. I'm bleeding to death.
LORRAINE HAYES

I just put it in God's hands.
LORRAINE HAYES

I'm dying. I swear to God.
LORRAINE HAYES

My body is numb. I'm getting ready to die.
LORRAINE HAYES

The older generation actually wanted to sit down and tell their stories, not just answer questions.
LORRAINE JOHNSON

Down the road, kids can hear their grandmothers and grandfathers talk.
LORRAINE JOHNSON

(We are) trying to capture those people that have that 100-year history and talk about some of the o...
LORRAINE JOHNSON

We pooled our resources so we have a very good budget now in order to do this.
LORRAINE HUNT

We want them to be able to converse in the international language of commerce.
LORRAINE HUNT

Probably in a couple of years we might do it again.
LORRAINE JONES

We really wanted to keep it casual.
LORRAINE JONES

Ten would have been nice for the first one. We've ended up with this.
LORRAINE JONES

Long may Elton John continue to be a foul mouthed voice in the wilderness, ranting against the pompo...
LORRAINE KELLY

The voice of a generation? Oh, the poor wee sod.
LORRAINE KELLY

I had a good eight inches last night.
LORRAINE KELLY

The Weapons Systems Trainer is part of a total training program that graduates mission-qualified C-1...
LORRAINE MARTIN

This is an alcohol-free park. There's an incredible problem with alcohol at Shell Key now. It doesn'...
LORRAINE MARGESON

Technology gets you the numbers to slam the government upside the head.
LORRAINE MARGESON

There are some foundations being shook.
LORRAINE MARGESON

Chief Seattle was invited aboard the Decatur as an honored guest on Oct. 31, 1855. He reviewed the g...
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

I trust Phelps. There's work I have to do yet.
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

That was a great courtesy. In the five-year cruise of the Decatur, this is the only time it happened...
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

It's 150 years ago, and it's a foreign country.
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

At least 25 percent of the crew had a venereal infection at any given time,
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

This ship brought vice, violence, protection and cash into Seattle,
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

The Decatur is a vessel full of stories,
LORRAINE MCCONAGHY

My whole life has been changed by this experience.
LORRAINE MARTIN

Many of these people experienced such tremendous loss earlier in their lives. Now they are going thr...
LORRAINE MARTIN

The Weapons Systems Trainer is part of a total training program that graduates mission-qualified C-1...
LORRAINE MARTIN

She is a total player. She does it on the defensive end, she does it on the offensive end. She has g...
LORRAINE MOYLAN

We pressed, we ran, we played good, hard defense. These kids did everything I asked them to. They pl...
LORRAINE MOYLAN

Their past precedes them. They've had a great tradition, they've a very good team, hopefully we can ...
LORRAINE MOYLAN

It's an ongoing process connected to your player development. Some things work differently with diff...
LORRAINE MOYLAN

Everybody got a lot of time, and they did a nice job when they got the time. You always want to play...
LORRAINE MOYLAN

We very much want to be seen as part of the community and not just a university.
LORRAINE PACE

It was just too awful for words.
LORRAINE PACE

Before the fire was out, someone got us a hotel room that was overflowing with food and clothes. Tha...
LORRAINE PISTOCCO

Everything can be replaced. It's just stuff, but I am just really glad to have our lives.
LORRAINE PISTOCCO

Many of the new businesses that are coming downtown are bringing a new energy.
LORRAINE PINO

This will be a great opportunity to spend special time with best friends and loved ones.
LORRAINE PINO

This is a great opportunity if you're just starting out an exercise program and want to start with a...
LORRAINE PINO

It will be both educational and fun. There's no better way to start the year.
LORRAINE PINO

If you have faith, that's what's going to get you through.
LORRAINE RANDALL

It brings it all back. It makes us sick. We feel so much for the families. We sit and cry.
LORRAINE RANDALL

In every possible way you can never imagine how your life is changed, your holidays have changed, yo...
LORRAINE RANDALL

He was slow to make friends. But when he made friends they were friends for life. In fact, they stil...
LORRAINE RANDALL

Many people think if you need a new liver, it is because you abused your body, so they don't feel so...
LORRAINE RICHARDSON

Someone has to die for someone to get a liver, so most people who need them don't get them. I didn't...
LORRAINE RICHARDSON

If we've helped one victim, we've succeeded in our journey. However, our journey doesn't end here. W...
LORRAINE REED

That day was the beginning of another journey. We not only wanted answers as to why this happened, b...
LORRAINE REED

Yesterday, I stood before you as a victim - a victim of a brutal homicide.
LORRAINE REED

I wouldn't characterize that we've gotten every problem taken care of. We've had some learning from ...
LORRAINE RYAN

We are seeing considerably fewer complaints.
LORRAINE RYAN

It's not like magic - you sign up and you get your card the next day.
LORRAINE RYAN

It's kind of intimidating, because if you're submitting a portfolio for an award, all your work has ...
LORRAINE TAMSKY

It's very unusual to see this many money orders and cashier's checks. This money has to be coming ou...
LORRAINE SHINN

All of a sudden, all of these cashier's checks start appearing and money orders. To me, money orders...
LORRAINE SHINN

We therefore believe the Asia-Pacific region offers growth at a reasonable price, and have a positiv...
LORRAINE TAN

It's really competitive, and sometimes people will get mad when they found out you won.
LORRAINE TAMSKY

I'm like a pig in mud.
LORRAINE ZDEB

I'm honored by being chosen to help people raise their animals.
LORRAINE ZDEB

If someone develops diabetes when they're 8-years-old, by the time they are 28, they have developed ...
LORRAINE VALDEZ

What are you doing?" she asked.

Grimacing, he considered returning his mouth to hers and ...
LORRAINE HEATH

I thought he should have realized sooner that important people don't show up very often, and you sho...
LORRAINE ZAGO ROSENTHAL

I don't think much about guys from the past. I'm glad I knew them, but there's a reason they didn't ...
LORRAINE ZAGO ROSENTHAL

Like the furtive collectors of stolen art, we [cell biologists] are forced to be lonely admirers of ...
LORRAINE LEE CUDMORE

Cells let us walk, talk, think, make love and realize the bath water is cold.
LORRAINE LEE CUDMORE

This extensive, well-conducted study shows that women who undergo hysterectomy with removal of both ...
DR. LORRAINE DENNERSTEIN

I'm far from the world and I see it like a brightly lit ball in the distance. The sky behind it is m...
ERICA LORRAINE SCHEIDT

Toy is talking and this is why I love her. She can go on about herself ceaselessly and like the scra...
ERICA LORRAINE SCHEIDT

And the stories we tell ourselves are not the only stories.
ERICA LORRAINE SCHEIDT

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams -- but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.

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Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams -- but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.

Lorraine Hansberry

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