Is that what they call a vocation, what you do with joy as if you had fire in your heart, the devil in your body?
Josephine BakerMy people have a country of their own to go to if they choose... Africa... but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race... in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world.
Josephine BakerI believe if the white and colored people could get together and be let alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other.
Josephine BakerI'm not intimidated by anyone. Everyone is made with two arms, two legs, a stomach and a head. Just think about that.
Josephine Baker