Esther Rolle

'Hollywood maids' are so idiotic. They grin at everything. I told Norman Lear I didn't want to play a maid because of that 'hee-hee/grin-grin' attitude, and he said, 'Who said I wanted that?' He told me he wanted two strong women that are the black and white of the same coin. I said, 'Oh, well - in that case, I'll be right there!'

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Attitude

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Marcus Aurelius 42

Attitude

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius 125

Attitude

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Albert Einstein 50

Attitude

Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But...

Marilyn Monroe 44

Attitude

That attitude that I wouldn't succeed didn't come from my family; it came from school and then the township we lived in. I wasn't going to settle...

Alexis Wright 47

Attitude

The worst thing about being the laureate has been the attitude of a tiny minority of adults who haven't liked some of the things I'm supposed to...

Malorie Blackman 37

Attitude

An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish...

Meles Zenawi 42

Attitude

Rock n' roll is not just a fashion statement; it is the attitude, and it has a political posturing as well.

CeeLo Green 34

Attitude

What I have tried to show is that the scientific attitude implies what I call the postulate of objectivity - that is to say, the fundamental postulate...

Jacques Monod 30

Attitude

No one is mocked with the yearning for that which he has no ability to attain. If he holds the right mental attitude and struggles earnestly, honestly...

Orison Swett Marden 40