---
title: "2 Deep down Quotes By Andrew Hawkins"
description: "2 Deep down quotes by Andrew Hawkins. Plus more from Andrew Hawkins and more Deep down sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg"
---

> [We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time. It's sad, honestly, I think it's a place that deep down no one wants to be in. But it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race-relations-we-re-at-a-tipping/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg)

> [I understood that there would be some backlash, and that scared me, honestly. But deep down, I felt like it was the right thing to do. And if I was to run away from what I felt in my soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-backlash-and-that-scared-me/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/andrew-hawkins-24651_able_i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-ba_2368913.jpg)

## Other authors on Deep down

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/rajneesh/)

## More by Andrew Hawkins

> [How you educate the people around you, what steps you take toward making it better, what sacrifices you make. The equation of life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/how-you-educate-the-people-around-you-what-steps-you-take-toward/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting to speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/they-want-everything-to-be-better-for-their-children-i-think-athletes/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I don't think I'm saying anything wrong. And that's just how I judge it. I believe it's not so much about the people, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-don-t-think-i-m-saying-anything-wrong-and-that-s-just-how-i-judge/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [There's bad people since the beginning of time. Literally one of the first four human beings was someone who killed somebody. So that's never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/there-s-bad-people-since-the-beginning-of-time-literally-one-of-the/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I think people are wrong to do it, to compare him to your way of wanting to do it. If you're passionate about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-think-people-are-wrong-to-do-it-to-compare-him-to-your-way-of/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [Shame on me, for me to have this platform and me to have this opportunity to stand up for something that I thought was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/shame-on-me-for-me-to-have-this-platform-and-me-to-have-this/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time. It's sad, honestly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race-relations-we-re-at-a-tipping/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I honestly think there's people who just perceive me different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-honestly-think-there-s-people-who-just-perceive-me-different/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [Whatever backlash I was going to get, whatever consequence there was for stating my opinion, I was OK with. Because I look at my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/whatever-backlash-i-was-going-to-get-whatever-consequence-there-was/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [A lot of things create a distraction, and when you're on a quest as a football team you want to limit distractions. I'm very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/a-lot-of-things-create-a-distraction-and-when-you-re-on-a-quest-as-a/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I'm very much still connected to the way that I've always been perceived. And it happens. I'm not trying to play up anything, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-m-very-much-still-connected-to-the-way-that-i-ve-always-been/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I'm in a unique situation. I'm 5-foot-6, 175 pounds, so I wouldn't say people are super afraid of me. I live a normal life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-m-in-a-unique-situation-i-m-5-foot-6-175-pounds-so-i-wouldn-t-say/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I was willing to put it at risk in order for someone to gain, in order for the situation to get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-was-willing-to-put-it-at-risk-in-order-for-someone-to-gain-in-order/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I was always the underdog that everyone identified with, and I still think I'm that way. But if you're on the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-was-always-the-underdog-that-everyone-identified-with-and-i-still/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

> [I just take the Cleveland Browns - we are a very close football team. We care about each other, and we understand each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-just-take-the-cleveland-browns-we-are-a-very-close-football-team-we/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Deep down Quotes By Andrew Hawkins",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time. It's sad, honestly, I think it's a place that deep down no one wants to be in. But it's something that needs to be addressed, it's something that needs to be fixed, and hopefully we can figure it out and take steps toward doing that.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Andrew Hawkins"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race-relations-we-re-at-a-tipping/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time…” — Andrew Hawkins",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I understood that there would be some backlash, and that scared me, honestly. But deep down, I felt like it was the right thing to do. And if I was to run away from what I felt in my soul was the right thing to do, that would make me a coward. I can’t live with that. God wouldn’t be able to put me where I am today, and as far as I’ve come in life, if I was a coward.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Andrew Hawkins"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-backlash-and-that-scared-me/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/andrew-hawkins-24651_able_i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-ba_2368913.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/andrew-hawkins-24651_able_i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-ba_2368913.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/andrew-hawkins-24651_able_i-understood-that-there-would-be-some-ba_2368913.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I understood that there would be some backlash, and that scared me, honestly. But deep down, I felt like it…” — Andrew Hawkins",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/",
            "name": "Deep down Quotes by Andrew Hawkins",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/andrew-hawkins-24651_america_we-re-just-at-a-point-in-regard-to-race_635424.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Deep down quotes by Andrew Hawkins. Plus more from Andrew Hawkins and more Deep down sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Deep Down",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Andrew Hawkins",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-down/andrew-hawkins/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```