My students used to say, one such as Mary O'Neal, that I identified the students by their boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. That was the way I knew them and keep up with them. Mary was the girlfriend of Stokely Carmichael. She later… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
I know my grandfather drank occasionally socially, what we call "taking a sip." And my father never touched the bottle. He condemned my grandfather… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
We were told, no, you don't do. There was this high standard of morals and a sense of responsibility. That didn't mean that everybody… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
I established relationships with so many of those Iran students that went on for years.And they were so different from American students. They seemed… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
That emphasis, from my parents, was always, "if you want something different from this" - they didn't say "better than this," because I'm not… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
Mary O'Neal used to say that I was teaching her course in disguise, as she said "in cultural disguise." What she meant was that… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
I always said, you have to have a goal and an objective in life. — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
Personally, I think that my father's ministry does have some effect on one. I perhaps thought I wasn't listening that well, but I could… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
My students used to say, one such as Mary O'Neal, that I identified the students by their boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. That was the way I… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
James Porter said to me once, when I was talking about painting, he said, well, that's fine, he said, but you have a good… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
There was a young man in our community who said he wanted to be a minister, and my father was trying to mentor him… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
When I became a professional and fully understood what was going on, I knew that with all the love and care and mentorship that… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
There was no real gender definition in the sense of how you treat people in those days with gender differences. You avoided them. My… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
