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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 person underneath.

~Marian Anderson

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Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

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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 is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.

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Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.

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Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

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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 as you otherwise might.

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Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

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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 other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.

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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. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.

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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 17th, 1902

Died: August 8th, 1993

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