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

I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States, because of that terror of discrimination.

God dislikes evil, and no happiness can be built on hate. Love one another as brothers.

Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.

I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people know that I was born in St. Louis, thinking I would be very proud to announce it to the public, they gave me the news first. I was then starring in the 'Folies Bergere.'

The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts.

...It looked very different from the Statue of Liberty, but what did that matter? What was the good of having the statue without the liberty, the freedom to go where one chose if one was held back by one's color? No, I preferred the Eiffel Tower, which made no promises." ~ Josephine Baker, once she had seen the Eiffel Tower