Marian Anderson American Quotations

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

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.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

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

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

None of us is responsible for the...