The way I was taught, being black was a plus, always. Being a human being, being in America, and being black, all… — Leontyne Price Copy Share Image
And in between the two, in between the sky and the sea, were all the winds. And there were all the nights… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Being a black filmmaker, one of the things I wanted to do with the movie is make sure I told it from… — Deon Taylor Copy Share Image
The median GPA and LSAT percentile for students of the country's elite law schools were 3.8 and 98 respectively. At the time… — Lino Graglia Copy Share Image
It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
Black Mafia. If they don't understand that, they ain't gangsta. I just watched TV and Bill Parcells kissed two or three of… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
If Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins or any of these compromising Negros who say exactly what the white man wants to hear… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
People don’t realize that when you’re Latin, you’re so diverse. I am black. I am Latin. I am Spanish. You know? It’s… — Joan Smalls Copy Share Image
As a black member of parliament and minister for nearly a decade, I was determined not to be defined by my race.… — Sam Gyimah Copy Share Image
I never thought I'd see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
There was a period of 10 years where the conventional wisdom was Black shows don't sell overseas, therefore nobody is interested. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never,… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The beloved's innocence brutalizes the lover. As the singing of a mad person behind you on the train enrages you, its beautiful… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
We decided we'd have to do something pretty drastic to make people realise that I wasn't going to parade about in ra-ra… — Clare Grogan Copy Share Image
Radar threw his books into his locker and shut it. Then the din of conversation around us quieted just a bit as… — John Green Copy Share Image
I'm a suspicious mulatto, which means I'm too black to be white and too white to be doing it right. — Lemon Andersen Copy Share Image
I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part… — Blair Underwood Copy Share Image
I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians. — Nafessa Williams Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
“Have a look around, my pretty, we are surrounded by Death in all forms – just the two of us are still alive –” — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
A human being having a full emotional conversation with a dog is funny, innately. It's one of those things where you get… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I am brother to dragons, and companion to owls. My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
There's no excuse for domestic violence. It sounds like a challenge. I mean, does everything have to be so black-and-white in this… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
I am aware of the changes, but in no sense am I believer that we live in a post-racial society. That's a… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
The stars of death stood over us. And Russia, guiltless, beloved, writhed under the crunch of bloodstained boots, under the wheels of… — Anna Akhmatova Copy Share Image
What I do for living, working on something called string theory which we think may answer the fundamental question: Are there other… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
You know, people who almost - yeah, there's a slight reluctance there - but there's also an ambiguity. What are their morals?… — Matt Robinson Copy Share Image
Whites who otherwise were able to tolerate a black president, Obama, because on certain issues he appealed to them on substance, Trump… — Allan Nairn Copy Share Image
I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I design differently because I am Patrick Kelly, and Patrick Kelly is black — Patrick Kelly Copy Share Image
There was a time when black and navy blue suits were pretty much everything you saw. That has completely changed. People are… — Patrick Grant Copy Share Image
And, for example, like, when you're having the conversation with your child about getting their driver's license. Well, a white family -… — Regina King Copy Share Image
Through the 1990s, the fracturing of Tasmanian Aboriginal politics was given impetus by the ongoing corruption of a number of black organisations… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
In the mainstream, I'm suspect because I'm black. I have dreadlocks, I have a goatee. I mean, I'm just suspect. In my… — Carl Hart Copy Share Image
[ Negro leaders] never let the white man know exactly what black people are thinking. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
We did a black 'Julius Caesar' in which the predominant accent was Caribbean. This offends many people, you know. I also had… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image