Esther Rolle Quotes

• I told them [the producers] I couldn't compound the lie that Black fathers don't care about their children. I was proud of the family life I was able to introduce to television.

  Esther Rolle

  Children, Lying, Father

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• Black college-educated people got to where they are on the backs of domestic help, meaning their parents and grandparents. So people should not forget how they got to where they are.

  Esther Rolle

  College, People, Grandparent

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I admit that living in Nigeria sounds romantic, but Africa isn't America by a long shot. It's a different world and a different place in time...

  Esther Rolle

  America, Long, Sound

  "Being Black In America And Being African Aren't Mutually Exclusive". "All Things Considered" with Christabel Nsiah-Buadi, www.npr.org. February 11, 2017.

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