I refused to let circumstances write my story—I wrote it mys... - Josephine Baker

"I refused to let circumstances write my story—I wrote it myself."

Josephine Baker Power

Jazz Dancer Singer French-American 1906–1975

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"I was born poor, and I'll probably die poor. But I refuse to die unhappy."

"You must all follow your conscience and do what you think is right."

"I want to be remembered as the person who wanted to be free so other people be also free."

"Success is a conquest and it's worth fighting for."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."