A Quote by Sherman Hemsley

I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.

Sherman Hemsley

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Doors Faces People Slam

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Sherman Hemsley
American - Actor
February 1, 1938 - July 24, 2012

People don't understand this: if you want to have a really good shot at succeeding, there are doors you have to slam in people's faces and say, 'This is my priority, and you can't depend on me to help you.' I was never good at that.

Alec Baldwin

I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.

Tamara Ecclestone

Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't even know exist.

William Raspberry

[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

Queen Elizabeth II

God doesn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot.

Reza Aslan

When you're following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually open for you, even if they mostly slam at first.

Kelly Cutrone

This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary.

Wes Fesler

Some Brexiteers are passionate defenders of the benefits of immigration. Others just can't wait to slam the doors shut.

Jo Johnson

Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.

Frank Lautenberg

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

Richard Gere

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

I know a bigot when I see a bigot.

Charles M. Blow

I cannot stress enough that the answer to life's questions is often in people's faces. Try putting your iPhones down once in a while, and look in people's faces. People's faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry, or nauseous or asleep.

Amy Poehler

Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces.

Craig L. Thomas

A decent man who doesn't consider himself a bigot can indeed be trained to behave like a bigot if he welcomes feedback exclusively from those who consider bigotry no big deal or, indeed, an attribute to be admired.