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"As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad."
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"The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow."

"The curtains would open and it would be just her standing in some ludicrous pose, like Aphrodite."
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"I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door."
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"With dates I like to cater a girl. We do whatever she likes. If she was open to what I wanted to do, it probably wouldn't be a dull date, because I am a jock."
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"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."

"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."

"After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time."

"Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me."

"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."

"I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were."

"Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death."
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