Top 6 Lena Horne Quotes

American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)

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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.

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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

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

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

I am not alone. I am 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. 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.

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

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