A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

Quote by Marian Anderson

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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

You lose a lot of time, hating people

You lose a lot of time, hating people

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.