One of the true pleasures of my life has been the work of John Steinbeck. He was one of the people who… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
In my earliest of years, my mother was a huge force in my life. She was for all intents and purposes, a… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I'm called a folk singer, and I'm not too sure about that. I went about my life approaching music not from the… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I am a man who perceives life in a certain way, a man who rejects things that defecate on humankind, who rejects… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I think being born in America and growing up exclusively within the American boundaries of race and race oppression is a very different experience… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Fascism is fascism. Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression. — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Each time we arrive at a new level in extricating ourselves from economic, social, spiritual domination, we have a moment when we dance in… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I'm not quite sure precisely when social and political activism became a visible brand of my DNA, but it seems to me that I… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
In poor environment, I find great inspiration. Many of the men and women whom I admire as artists, the things they write, the songs… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I didn't like The Wiz and it wasn't because black people were doing it. I didn't like The Wiz because it was a badly… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I'm always suspicious of celebrities that write about their lives. — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I became an anti-fascist, and the more I saw what was happening to the peoples of Europe, the Jews, the more I saw the… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Although slavery may have been abolished, the crippling poison of racism still persists, and the struggle still continues. — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Although we had a lot of villainy here in America, Adolf Hitler was certainly the most visible illustration of what would happen if fascism… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
