None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.
From Marian Anderson
When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.
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.
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.
I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.
You lose a lot of time, hating people.
I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.
Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.
Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.
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