--- title: "1 Racial Lines Quotes By Leslie Uggams" description: "1 Racial Lines quotes by Leslie Uggams. Plus more from Leslie Uggams and more Racial Lines sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/leslie-uggams-6290_around_nobody-thought-in-racial-lines-at-least_851408.jpg" --- > [Nobody thought in racial lines. At least, not in our neighborhoods. Everybody looked out for everybody else. Each mother took it upon herself to look after all the children around her not just her own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/nobody-thought-in-racial-lines-at-least-not-in-our-neighborhoods/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/leslie-uggams-6290_around_nobody-thought-in-racial-lines-at-least_851408.jpg) ## More by Leslie Uggams > [I'm all over YouTube.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-m-all-over-youtube/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [My career has been a series of breaking through barriers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/my-career-has-been-a-series-of-breaking-through-barriers/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-was-supposedly-named-after-the-bette-davis-character-in-the-letter/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Anything can happen in theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/anything-can-happen-in-theater/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I just love 'Happy.' I have a little grand baby who loves that song. We'll play it and dance around. Pharrell's conveyed a feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-just-love-happy-i-have-a-little-grand-baby-who-loves-that-song-we/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/my-aunt-eloise-uggams-was-my-first-inspiration-she-performed-on/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Oh, I love Lady Gaga - I think she's so fascinating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/oh-i-love-lady-gaga-i-think-she-s-so-fascinating/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Blues and jazz is our American music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/blues-and-jazz-is-our-american-music/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [It's kind of nice to be acknowledged, and that people think enough of you that they want to give you something. So I appreciate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/it-s-kind-of-nice-to-be-acknowledged-and-that-people-think-enough-of/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I do so many things it has a tendency to confuse people. They didn't know where to put me. So they put me nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-do-so-many-things-it-has-a-tendency-to-confuse-people-they-didn-t/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Black theaters are not given nearly enough attention. We need these theaters to be aware of each other, to help each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/black-theaters-are-not-given-nearly-enough-attention-we-need-these/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and a change of scenery can be very refreshing and just the lift you need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/fresh-air-sunshine-exercise-and-a-change-of-scenery-can-be-very/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I respect the gift I was given so I take care of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-respect-the-gift-i-was-given-so-i-take-care-of-it/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Since I turned 18, I have never missed a vote for president. If you don't vote, you don't get the right to complain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/since-i-turned-18-i-have-never-missed-a-vote-for-president-if-you-don/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [We need more Black artists writing, performing, directing, and producing Black stories on the main stage - and not just in February!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/we-need-more-black-artists-writing-performing-directing-and-producing/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racial-lines/leslie-uggams/#itemlist", "name": "1 Racial Lines Quotes By Leslie Uggams", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nobody thought in racial lines. At least, not in our neighborhoods. Everybody looked out for everybody else. 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