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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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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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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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I really do hate to sing.

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

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You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: June 30th, 1917

Died: May 9th, 2010

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