Lena Horne Quotes & Sayings

“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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