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title: "8 Better Black Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Better Black quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Better Black sayings and thoughts."
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> [Better have a black face than be worried about black deeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/better-have-a-black-face-than-be-worried-about-black-deeds/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/anonymous-1_black_better-have-a-black-face-than-be-worried_101571.jpg)

> [I'm not saying that things now aren't better for black people. Thank God they're definitely better, but some things are still the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/titus-kaphar/i-m-not-saying-that-things-now-aren-t-better-for-black-people-thank/)

[Titus Kaphar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/titus-kaphar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/titus-kaphar-71177_better_i-m-not-saying-that-things-now-aren-t-be_197573.jpg)

> [Disco does work better with black artists or players. They just feel it more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giorgio-moroder/disco-does-work-better-with-black-artists-or-players-they-just-feel/)

[Giorgio Moroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giorgio-moroder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/giorgio-moroder-14054_art_disco-does-work-better-with-black-artist_202101.png)

> [It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/it-means-shadowhunters-looking-better-in-black-than-the-widows-of-our/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/cassandra-clare-9_black_it-means-shadowhunters-looking-better-in_389451.jpg)

> [It's better to be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-better-to-be-black-than-gay-because-when-you-re-black-you-don-t/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/anonymous-1_homosexuality_it-s-better-to-be-black-than-gay-because_843992.jpg)

> [When people argue who is better? Black or White? I say better the good soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamerlan-kuzgov/when-people-argue-who-is-better-black-or-white-i-say-better-the-good/)

[Tamerlan Kuzgov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamerlan-kuzgov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_black-or-white_when-people-argue-who-is-better-black-or_1689259.jpg)

> [IOS7 better have a black emoji.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kingsley/ios7-better-have-a-black-emoji/)

[Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kingsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/kingsley-26842_quote_ios7-better-have-a-black-emoji-1915577_1915577.jpg)

> [I look at South Africa and look around Europe and ask: are those places better to be black than the U.K.? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemi-badenoch/i-look-at-south-africa-and-look-around-europe-and-ask-are-those/)

[Kemi Badenoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemi-badenoch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/kemi-badenoch-7071_africa_i-look-at-south-africa-and-look-around-e_2970229.jpg)

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