When I Sing, I Don't Want Them

I Suppose I Might Insist On Making Issues Of Things. But That Is Not My Nature, And I Always Bear In Mind That My Mission Is To Leave Behind Me The Kind Of Impression That Will Make It Easier For Those Who Follow.

Leadership Should Be Born Out Of The Understanding Of The Needs Of Those Who Would Be Affected By It

Prejudice: Sometimes It's Like A Hair Across Your Cheek. You Can't See It, You Can't Find It With Your Fingers, But You Keep Brushing At It Because The Feel Of It Is Irritating.

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.

There Are Many Persons Ready To Do What Is Right Because In Their Hearts They Know It Is Right. But They Hesitate, Waiting For Theother Fellow To Make The First Move--and He, In Turn, Waits For You. The Minute A Person Whose Word Means A Great Deal Dares To Take The Open- Hearted And Courageous Way, Many Others Follow. Not Everyone Can Be Turned Aside From Meanness And Hatred, But The Great Majority Of Americans Is Heading In That Direction. I Have A Great Belief In The Future Of My People And My Country.