Marti wasn't the type to give up without a fight, especially not if she was very afraid - some people are like… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
We should be the first to help disadvantaged people. What would happen if other countries decided to follow our example? — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Useless people are not improved by giving them the impression that they are useful. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
We all have preconceptions of people based on what we have been told about them and their race and ethnicity. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Useless people are not improved by giving them the impression they are useful. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Just by saying it is wrong to be racist and saying we are going to arrest people and kick them out of… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I don't see why black should be a negative and it's not negative. The people perpetrating that particular thought are wrong. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I am no different from a lot of people. I am concerned for the future of my children and concerned for the… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Why should racism go away when we are not tackling it in the right way? We are influenced by what we see… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
The racism I am really interested in stamping out is in everyday life. Joe Bloggs, who nobody knows, walks down the street… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
“I looked at the people playing, walking, loafing, hurrying, or sauntering across the little park in front of us. How many terrible… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
In the 1970s people were afraid to call me black because they thought it was an insult. They would say 'coloured.' Now… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
From the perspective of what happened with Celtic people might argue that I didn't have the experience for another big job but… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
What I say about myself, black footballers or black pop stars is that we have been 'elevated out of blackness.' Because when… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Yes, you have people shouting racist abuse and throwing bananas on the field, and there are issues regarding the number of black… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
How many black people are there in the higher echelons of any industry? We can talk about journalism, we can talk about… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Most people would accept that we are, to a certain extent, products of our environment. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
The simple fact is there are no laws you can pass to stop people racially abusing black footballers. So the solution is… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
When you talk about kicking racism out of football, people automatically assume you are talking about on the terraces and on the… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
The fight against racial bias in society will not be won by hounding Liam Neeson or boycotting his films. It will be… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Talking about what any one section of our society has to do to combat racism just stops people outside that group asking… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
“People who put principles before people are people who hate people. They don’t much care about how well it works, just about… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I am no different from a lot of people. I am concerned for the future of my children and concerned for the future of… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
For a long time, images of black men with big lips and a round head were used to make us feel inferior, but it… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Normally when you look at the Ballon d'Or winners, they're either attacking midfield players or centre-forwards. They are goalscorers and eye-catching players. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
This is not the way these tales end," Calliope said firmly. "This is not the way that things end when they get to be… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
“Where did you find construction guys swapping dirty jokes in proto-Númenorean?” Aura asked. “On construction sites. Is that coffee ready?” — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Young English managers don't get enough time, young black managers aren't given enough time, there are a lot of reasons why. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I felt I had to take the Celtic opportunity. You quickly learn that any managerial vacancy attracts up to 60 or 70 applicants, so… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
You have to give 100 per cent in every game and you cannot give more than 100 per cent. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
African society and culture varies much more than European society but it's just considered 'Africa' as if they are all the same. — John Barnes Copy Share Image
“By noon everyone had heard that I had spent the night with Marti in a hotel room and when the cops came by, with… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
“Ah. Well, it stands for Freedom From Morality. We don't think healthy amorality happens naturally." "But you're not amoral," I pointed out. I would… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
