Viola Davis Quotes
I think I've lived long enough to understand that plans really are very overrated.
Davis, Viola. "Viola Davis Talks Life and Career." Glamour, Condé Nast, 14 Aug. 2015.
He was referring to foreign aid where plans developed by one culture tended not to work will in the recipient culture. He advocated an empirical deployment of the money in a manner consistent with the local cultures and norms. Opponents argue that most third world recipient culture have norms of corruption and inefficiency and taxpayers of donor countries will not long support their money being channeled into the pockets of corrupt leaders.
Viola Davis is an American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the first African-American to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2017 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2020, The New York Times ranked Davis ninth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century".
