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> [I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn't occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-am-a-colored-woman-or-a-negro-woman-either-one-is-ok-people-dislike/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

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## More by Annie Elizabeth Delany

> [There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don't worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/there-are-certain-stereotypes-that-are-offensive-some-of-them-don-t/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it was held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/it-always-seemed-to-me-that-white-people-were-judged-as-individuals/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [I think I'm just as good as anyone. That's the way I was brought up. I'll tell you a secret: I think I'm better!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-think-i-m-just-as-good-as-anyone-that-s-the-way-i-was-brought-up-i/)

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> [When Negroes are average, they fail, unless they are very, very lucky. Now, if you're average and white, honey, you can go far. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/when-negroes-are-average-they-fail-unless-they-are-very-very-lucky/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [I'm a hundred-and-one years old and at my age, honey, I can say what I want!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-m-a-hundred-and-one-years-old-and-at-my-age-honey-i-can-say-what-i/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [Turning one hundred was the worst birthday of my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Turning 101 was not so bad.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/turning-one-hundred-was-the-worst-birthday-of-my-life-i-wouldn-t-wish/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [ \[My mother told me:\] You must decide whether you want to get married someday,or have a career… I set my sights on the career.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/my-mother-told-me-you-must-decide-whether-you-want-to-get-married/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [“I thought I could change the world. It took me a hundred years to figure out I can't change the world. I can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-thought-i-could-change-the-world-it-took-me-a-hundred-years-to/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [Once in a while, God sends a good white person my way, even to this day. I think it's God's way of keeping me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/once-in-a-while-god-sends-a-good-white-person-my-way-even-to-this-day/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

> [I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-am-a-colored-woman-or-a-negro-woman-either-one-is-ok-people-dislike/)

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