All Marian Anderson Quotes
- 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… Been
- Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman. African American
- 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… African American
- You lose a lot of time, hating people. Criticism
- 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… Always Bear
- Prejudice: Sometimes it's like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at… Across
- If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish. Accomplish
- Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from… Affair
- The minute a person whose word means a great deal dares to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow. Courageous
- None of us is responsible for the... African American
- When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black; I don't want them to see that my face is white… Black
- When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether. Altogether
- I had gone to Europe . . . to reach for a place as a serious artist, but I never doubted that I must return.… American
- A person has to be busy to be alive. Alive
- 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
- There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the… Broken
- I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country. Belief
- Prayer begins where human capacity ends. Begins
- Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend. Every One
- Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. Affected