A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
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It is easy to look back, self-indulgently, feeling pleasantly sorry for oneself and saying I didn't have this and I didn't have that. But it is only the grown woman regretting the hardships of a little girl who never thought they were hardships at all. She had the things that really mattered.Marian Anderson
It could be she can't find a job and she doesn't know what to do, ... There are mothers out there who just have no idea. You need to keep up with your child. But we're here to help moms with their children...we're not just going to listen to them and leave.
Marian Anderson
When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.
Marian Anderson
I had gone to Europe ... to reach for a place as a serious artist, but I never doubted that I must return. I was and am an American.
Marian Anderson
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.
Marian Anderson
I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.
Marian Anderson
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