“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”

“you have to be taught to be secondclass;your not born that way”

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

“Always be smarter than those who hire you”

“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'nigger' in the street. They were too busy seeing their own preconceived image of a Negro woman. the image that I chose to give them was of a woman who they could not reach and therefore can't hurt.”

“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”

“I’m just looking out for you.”“You don’t have to.”“It’s a hard habit to break.” Especially since he didn’t want to.”