--- title: "14 Ifs Quotes By Nate Parker" description: "14 Ifs quotes by Nate Parker. Plus more from Nate Parker and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/nate-parker-10210_homophobia_some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-t_1581665.png" --- > [Some people think racism is if you say the n-word, so homophobia is if you call someone...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-the-n-word-so-homophobia-is-if/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/nate-parker-10210_homophobia_some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-t_1581665.png) > [Every day I'm reassessing what I've been taught against what I see, and the man I need to be if I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been-taught-against-what-i-see/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/nate-parker-10210_every-day_every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been_1016561.png) > [If I can use my platform to affect change in gender, as I can in race, then I think I can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-change-in-gender-as-i-can-in-race/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/nate-parker-10210_change_if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-chang_1374161.png) > [When you're 19, getting a girl to say yes, or being a dog, or being a player, cheating. Consent is all about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/when-you-re-19-getting-a-girl-to-say-yes-or-being-a-dog-or-being-a/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/nate-parker-10210_cheating_when-you-re-19-getting-a-girl-to-say-yes_526450.png) > [If I don't know how to swim and two weeks later I know how to swim, I know how to swim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/if-i-don-t-know-how-to-swim-and-two-weeks-later-i-know-how-to-swim-i/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/nate-parker-10210_ifs_if-i-don-t-know-how-to-swim-and-two-week_1893079.png) > [ I think Jesse \[Zwick\] is part of a new generation of director, because we'd be kidding ourselves if we did not acknowledge… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-think-jesse-zwick-is-part-of-a-new-generation-of-director-because/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/nate-parker-10210_acknowledge_i-think-jesse-zwick-is-part-of-a-new-gen_2705748.png) > [Being a woman in 2016 if very different, imagine being a woman 20 years ago, and when we talk about consent, maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/being-a-woman-in-2016-if-very-different-imagine-being-a-woman-20/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/nate-parker-10210_being-a-woman_being-a-woman-in-2016-if-very-different_180098.png) > [I think it takes a lot of courage to be able to direct a film. If you have that courage and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-think-it-takes-a-lot-of-courage-to-be-able-to-direct-a-film-if-you/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/nate-parker-10210_able_i-think-it-takes-a-lot-of-courage-to-be_2932193.png) > [If a director, I believe, has vision and knows so clearly what they want, then you can have a film that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/if-a-director-i-believe-has-vision-and-knows-so-clearly-what-they/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/nate-parker-10210_believe_if-a-director-i-believe-has-vision-and-k_1020716.png) > [Trying to convince someone that they are a racist or they have White Privilege - if it's in the air they breathe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/trying-to-convince-someone-that-they-are-a-racist-or-they-have-white/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/nate-parker-10210_air_trying-to-convince-someone-that-they-are_1563499.png) > [The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/the-crazy-thing-is-a-lot-of-people-a-lot-of-men-if-i-m-just-speaking/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/nate-parker-10210_be-a-man_the-crazy-thing-is-a-lot-of-people-a-lot_397634.png) > [I want young people to ask me if I'm serious. Our young people have been lied to and misled for so long.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-want-young-people-to-ask-me-if-i-m-serious-our-young-people-have/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/nate-parker-10210_ask-me_i-want-young-people-to-ask-me-if-i-m-ser_1329763.png) > [If a person was accused of being a racist when he was young - he said some racially insensitive thing or someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/if-a-person-was-accused-of-being-a-racist-when-he-was-young-he-said/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/nate-parker-10210_accused_if-a-person-was-accused-of-being-a-racis_724159.png) > [At 19, if a woman said no, no meant no. If she didn't say anything and she was open, and she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/at-19-if-a-woman-said-no-no-meant-no-if-she-didn-t-say-anything-and/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/nate-parker-10210_breasts_at-19-if-a-woman-said-no-no-meant-no-if_464151.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Nate Parker > [Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/sadly-black-people-disassociate-ourselves-from-the-things-which-make/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [All I can do is seek the information that'll make me stronger, that'll help me overcome my toxic masculinity, my male privilege, because that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/all-i-can-do-is-seek-the-information-that-ll-make-me-stronger-that-ll/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [Being a woman in 2016 if very different, imagine being a woman 20 years ago, and when we talk about consent, maybe 20 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/being-a-woman-in-2016-if-very-different-imagine-being-a-woman-20/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [We have such a knee-jerk reaction to our young people, not recognizing our young people carry the torch. We condemn them for their hats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/we-have-such-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-our-young-people-not-recognizing/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [I don't want to be a leader that is one-dimensional or two-dimensional because he's not willing to be open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-leader-that-is-one-dimensional-or-two/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [When you're in a relationship with someone you have to be in control of that relationship and you have to be as open as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/when-you-re-in-a-relationship-with-someone-you-have-to-be-in-control/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [When an artist becomes complacent, he dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/when-an-artist-becomes-complacent-he-dies/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [I think it's like the '60s - we're going to see another revolution in film where these new filmmakers stand up and take ownership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-think-it-s-like-the-60s-we-re-going-to-see-another-revolution-in/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [You can be addicted to White Supremacy and all of the benefits, you can be addicted to male privilege and all of the benefits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/you-can-be-addicted-to-white-supremacy-and-all-of-the-benefits-you/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [I coach a high school wrestling team and a middle school team. I consider myself a coach and an activist, so I'm really involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-coach-a-high-school-wrestling-team-and-a-middle-school-team-i/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really start thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/the-crazy-thing-is-a-lot-of-people-a-lot-of-men-if-i-m-just-speaking/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/leadership-is-one-of-the-things-i-really-strive-to-excel-in-in-my-life/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [At 19, if a woman said no, no meant no. If she didn't say anything and she was open, and she was down, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/at-19-if-a-woman-said-no-no-meant-no-if-she-didn-t-say-anything-and/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [When you're 19, getting a girl to say yes, or being a dog, or being a player, cheating. Consent is all about - for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/when-you-re-19-getting-a-girl-to-say-yes-or-being-a-dog-or-being-a/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) > [The good thing about a film, or at least the films I've been a part of, is, no matter what happens in the end,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/the-good-thing-about-a-film-or-at-least-the-films-i-ve-been-a-part-of/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/nate-parker/#itemlist", "name": "14 Ifs Quotes By Nate Parker", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some people think racism is if you say the n-word, so homophobia is if you call someone...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-the-n-word-so-homophobia-is-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/nate-parker-10210_homophobia_some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-t_1581665.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/nate-parker-10210_homophobia_some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-t_1581665.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/nate-parker-10210_homophobia_some-people-think-racism-is-if-you-say-t_1581665.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some people think racism is if you say the n-word, so homophobia is if you call someone...” — Nate Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every day I'm reassessing what I've been taught against what I see, and the man I need to be if I'm going to call myself a leader of anybody.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been-taught-against-what-i-see/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/nate-parker-10210_every-day_every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been_1016561.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/nate-parker-10210_every-day_every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been_1016561.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/nate-parker-10210_every-day_every-day-i-m-reassessing-what-i-ve-been_1016561.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every day I'm reassessing what I've been taught against what I see, and the man I need to be if I'm going to…” — Nate Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I can use my platform to affect change in gender, as I can in race, then I think I can have an impact.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-change-in-gender-as-i-can-in-race/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/nate-parker-10210_change_if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-chang_1374161.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/nate-parker-10210_change_if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-chang_1374161.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/nate-parker-10210_change_if-i-can-use-my-platform-to-affect-chang_1374161.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I can use my platform to affect change in gender, as I can in race, then I think I can have an impact.” — Nate Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're 19, getting a girl to say yes, or being a dog, or being a player, cheating. 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