Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.
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Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.Marian Anderson
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
I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.
Marian Anderson
Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you.
Marian Anderson
You lose a lot of time, hating people.
Marian Anderson
When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I don't want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.
Marian Anderson
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