I really do hate to sing.

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Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

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I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

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My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

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

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It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.

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

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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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Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

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