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. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. Carry it by the comfortable handles of gratitude for what's… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
I'm not a career kind of person. When I saw new music, new trends coming in, I didn't see any place for me. And… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart.… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
I learned from Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, the Nicholas Brothers, the whole thing, the whole schmear. [The Cotton Club] was a great… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
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