I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

Quote by Lena Horne

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I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't...

I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't...

I really do hate to sing.

I really do hate to sing.

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I...

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I...

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King...

Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King...

I remember the day tDr. King died. I wasn't angry at the beginning. It was...

I remember the day tDr. King died. I wasn't angry at the beginning. It was...

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't...

I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't...

As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I...

As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I...

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when...

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when...

I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to,...

I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to,...

It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.

It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.

After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me,...

After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me,...

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than...

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than...

I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr....

I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr....

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of...

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of...