As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Quote by Marian Anderson

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Independence Quotes, Sympathy Quotes, Understanding Quotes

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...

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...

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...

You lose a lot of time, hating people

You lose a lot of time, hating people

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

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...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

Joel, I'm not a concept. I want you to just keep that in your head....

Joel, I'm not a concept. I want you to just keep that in your head....

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...