At 50, I Began To Know Who

I Thought I'm Going To Die. So Why Can't I Do Everything? And What Is This Idea That I Worked All Day Yesterday, So I'm Tired Today? I've Never Believed That.i Thought, "just Suppose I Could Choreograph A Ballet." And I Did It. Suppose I Could Teach Dance At The Theater In Cleveland. And I Did It. Suppose I Could Sing For A Living - That I Could Stop These Two Jobs As A Waitress And A Salesperson.

Bringing The Gifts That My Ancestors Gave, I Am The Dream And The Hope Of The Slave. I Rise. I Rise. I Rise.

When We Decide To Be Happy We Accept The Responsibility To Bring Happiness To Someone Else.

If You Find It In Your Heart To Care For Somebody Else, You Will Have Succeeded.

If I'm The People's Poet, Then I Ought To Be In People's Hands - And, I Hope, In Their Heart.