Racism Quotes · Page 178

There are moments from childhood that attract heat in our memories, some for their sublime brilliance, some for their malignancy. The first…

— Jesmyn Ward

I would love to see an America where race is understood in the same way that the ethnic diversity of the white…

— Barack Obama

There's a lot of racism around. I am always puzzled when people have that attitude. I went to a place where people…

— Riddick Bowe

“Racists confessing to their crimes is not in their self-interest.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

“Different Strokes for Different Folks “First things first—differences abound! Race, creed, color, gender, national origin, handicap, age, familial status, socio-economics, education, politics,…

— Susan C. Young

I have truly never been honest outside of the home in regards to racism and inequality and what I've been subject to.

— Wunmi Mosaku

“We create the race by creating ourselves and then to our great astonishment we will have created something far more important: We…

— Ralph Ellison

Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Minister Farrakhan absolutely says anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic remarks. And we have unequivocally rejected all forms of racism and hate, including anti-Semitism,…

— Linda Sarsour

Who wants to see 3 aging old racists on stage, anyway?

— Robert Plant

Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business.

— Steven Pinker

I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands…

— Roy Keane

“Prejudice is permafrost”

— David Mitchell

People say what distinguishes us from the animals is that we think. Well, then why the hell don't we extend some compassion…

— Jimmy Santiago Baca

Travel is lethal to prejudice.

— Mark Twain

The racism in Europe takes the form of anti-immigrant extremism - which is bad enough here - I think it's hard to…

— Noam Chomsky

The more bodies you have out there, the more affiliations - ultimately the stronger your race team is going to be.

— Kyle Busch

I think racism is a terrible thing. I think we should all learn to hate each other on a individual basis.

— Cathy Ladman

As a writer, I must be free to say what is in all the diversity I can command. I regret the distorting…

— Jane Rule

Desegregation is a joke.

— Nina Simone

“A cop on a motorcycle roared alongside, waved them to the curb. 'Goin' to a fire?' he demanded. He peered into the…

— Ann Petry

Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves…

— Pierre Berton

The thief who is in prison is not necessarily more dishonest than his fellows at large, but mostly one who, through ignorance…

— George Bernard Shaw

We go to Europe, and they think we're totally prejudiced 'cause we hang the bars and stripes. But for us, the bars…

— Johnny Van Zant

Heroes are a mischievous race.

— Jeremy Collier

There is beauty in difference. No one is born a racist! Teach love and respect and welcome diversity.

— Sarah Moores

immigration today is a racial issue. It is one which sees masses of non-whites from around the globe immigrating to white countries.

— Arthur Kemp

This is the mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America - this urge within the race toward…

— Langston Hughes

Honesty of thought and speech and written word is a jewel, and they who curb prejudice and seek honorably to know and…

— John Galsworthy

I am, in plainer words, a bundle of prejudices - made up of likings and dislikings.

— Charles Lamb

It doesn't even feel like racism is real. It just feels like the weirdest ploy, like we're just being had on so…

— Thundercat

When love of one's people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it…

— Timothy Keller

By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of…

— Erving Goffman

“The language of caste may well seem foreign or unfamiliar to some. Public discussions about racial caste in America are relatively rare.…

— Michelle Alexander

With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close…

— Edward Kennedy

It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do…

— Luther Burbank

The pattern of discrimination that allows this discrimination was set in the founding of the United States.

— Adam Fletcher

War, hate, jealousy, racism - what are they but manifestations of fear?

— F. Paul Wilson

“One of the things that economics brings to the analysis is explicit recognition that people will not engage in activities—including racial discrimination—no…

— Walter E. Williams