Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Horne

“I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.” – Lena Horne

“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.” – Lena Horne

“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.” – Lena Horne

“You have to be taught to be second class;
you’re not born that way.” – Lena Horne