Quotes by Marian Anderson

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

“Prayer begins where human capacity ends.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.

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 otherwise might.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

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

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.

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.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

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

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

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

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.