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What does that represent? There was never any question in plastic art, in poetry, in music, of representing anything. It is a matter of making something beautiful, moving, or dramatic - this is by no means the same thing.

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A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care for.

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When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually I ran far away. It was to a place called France. Many of you have been there, and many have not. But I must tell you, ladies and gentlemen, in that country I never feared. It was like a fairyland place.

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The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling. . . How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?

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He was my cream, and I was his coffee - And when you poured us together, it was something.

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We've got to show that blacks and whites are treated equally in the army. Otherwise, what's the point of waging war on Hitler?

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I did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.

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