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

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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.

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,...

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...

You lose a lot of time, hating people

You lose a lot of time, hating people

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

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.

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...

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

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...

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding...

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding...

Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was...

Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was...

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body