Marian Anderson

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs _x000D_ _x000D_ of those who would be affected by it

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.

Prejudice is 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.

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 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.

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.