Josephine Baker
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Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.
James JoyceJosephine Baker (or Joséphine Baker in francophone countries) (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) was an American-born French expatriate entertainer and singer. She became a French citizen in 1937. Baker was most noted as a singer, while in her early career she was a celebrated dancer.
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- "I have two loves: my country and Paris."
- "Since I personified the savage on the stage, I tried to be as civilized as possible in my daily life."
- "You've got to fight every single day. When I see a roach, I step on it."
- "We can make all our dreams come true, but first we have to decide to awaken from them.
