Lena Horne Quotes

As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad.
Lena Horne

Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other.
Lena Horne

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.
Lena Horne

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

I remember the day tDr. King died. I wasn't angry at the beginning. It was like something very personal in my life had been touched and finished.
Lena Horne

I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to, but with a few brave exceptions, I was still unable to do films or television for the next seven years.
Lena Horne

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.
Lena Horne

I'm not alone, I'm 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.
Lena Horne

I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't know.
Lena Horne

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

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X.
Lena Horne

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.
Lena Horne

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.
Lena Horne