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" I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald. "
Lena Horne
Ability
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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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" 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. "
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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 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. "
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Same
Television
" My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman. "
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Now
" I really do hate to sing. "
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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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Mouth
" 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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