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Lena Horne
 
Date of birth: 30 June 1917
Date of death: Alive (or unknown)
Country Of Origin: America
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Singer

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" After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time. "

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" Always be smarter than the people who hire you. "

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" As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad. "

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" Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I really do hate to sing. "

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" I remember the day tDr. King died. I wasn't angry at the beginning. It was like something very personal in my life had been touched and finished. "

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

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

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" 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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" Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X. "

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