I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.

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.

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

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?

To realise our dreams we must decide to wake up.

One dance had made me the most famous colored woman in the world.