Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.
"Marian Anderson" was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty." Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert and recital in major music venues and with famous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined, as she had no training in acting. She preferred to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform opera arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire of everything from concert literature to lieder to opera to American folk music/traditional American songs and Spiritual (music)/spirituals. Between 1940 and 1965 the German-American pianist Franz Rupp was her permanent acompanist.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous musicians! More Marian Anderson on Wikipedia.No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise.
You lose a lot of time, hating people.
Prayer begins where human capacity ends.
When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.
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.
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.
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.
The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
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