Why celebrate Lena Horne's birthday with ten Lena Horne
quotes? Because her words have so much to teach us. The
woman overcame a day and age that wasn't exactly hospitable
to those of her ancestry. These twelve quotes give us some
insight as to how special she is. Happy Birthday Lena.
Thank you for these wonderful words.
1. "Always be smarter than the people who hire you."
2. "Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you
can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death."
3. "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."
4. "I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a
lot I don't know."
5. "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."
6. "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way
you carry it."
7. "It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell
the fragrance."
8. "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."
9. "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."
10. "Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy
can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be
counted."
11. "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."
12. "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."
Lena Horne is many things. She is a role model, an
entertainer, a civil rights activist. Most of all, she is
her own person and I think that's what we like best about
her. Her birthday is right around the corner. Here's to
hoping she gets hundreds or thousands of flowers (she seems
to like them) and that some of us learn a bit from these
twelve Lena Horne quotes.
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