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Lena Horne [1917-2010] American
Rank: 102
Actress, Singer


Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an African American Award–winning jazz and pop music singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and theater. 

Alone, Death, Intelligence, Peace, Respect



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My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.
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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. Respect
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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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You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.
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Always be smarter than the people who hire you. Intelligence
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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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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. Peace
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Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death. Death
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It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.
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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'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. Alone
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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 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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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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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 really do hate to sing.
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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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I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't know.
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