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Lena Horne Quotes: 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.


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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.



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Always be smarter than the people who hire you.



I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.



The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!

The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!



Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.



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.



You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.

You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.



You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.



I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.

I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.



A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.

A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.





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Art for Art’s Sake is for the well fed. The well fed are all the babies in cradles and my kitty along with them, and I am happy if my writings are for my kitty.



The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.



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I have found that I work best when I am at home in Nigeria. But one learns to work in other places.



Learn how to cook. Read books that will educate you. Get an education. Get a career. And support yourself. And live in a section of town that isn't conducive to violence.

Learn how to cook. Read books that will educate you. Get an education. Get a career. And support yourself. And live in a section of town that isn't conducive to violence.



When I sit down to interview people, I don't hold questions and I don't know the answers. They're more like conversations that become lessons.

When I sit down to interview people, I don't hold questions and I don't know the answers. They're more like conversations that become lessons.



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What a phrase that is: 'that explains everything!' I know better than to think anything 'explains everything' today.



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Television is very different than working on film. With films, you get to develop a set of characters, and then, at the end of the film, you have to throw them away.



We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.

We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.



Men are more sentimental than women. It blurs their thinking.

Men are more sentimental than women. It blurs their thinking.




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