American - Actress | June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010
My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.
Lena Horne
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I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.
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Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
IntelligencePeopleYouAlwaysHire
It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.
FlowersYouFragranceNiceSmell
I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.
MyselfPeoplePromiseMadeOther
Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.
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You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.
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Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.
DeathAngryFeelYouLovingNothing
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.
WomanMeWhiteNobodyBecomeLike
I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't know.
LearningFeelYouKnowStillI Feel
I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to, but with a few brave exceptions, I was still unable to do films or television for the next seven years.
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I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were.
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