Racism Quotes · Page 45

You come to the United States not knowing what to expect. Then all your worst prejudices are confirmed.

— John Fowles

“I don't always think of myself as ethnic...my mom is Black, and my dad is White, and we like to call my…

— Tara Michener

Prejudices are the refuge of those who cannot think for themselves.

— Comtesse Diane

“Looking out the window, Moist saw a small swarm of goblins leave the train and at first he thought, ha! Trust the…

— Terry Pratchett

There is no friendship out there. When you race, you have to fight. That's it.

— Niki Lauda

Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.

— Eric Williams

Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports…

— Steve Kerr

Beating John Landy was my defining race.

— Roger Bannister

My dear compatriots, I'm not interested in your race, your origin, your sexual orientation. What interests me is your happiness.

— Marine Le Pen

“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever. [speaking about the Irish]”

— Sigmund Freud

I have never made a decision based on race and never will.

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

Who's counting? It was, of course, the minority who were counting. It always is. Most of the women I know today would…

— Ellen Goodman

Race is such a contentious issue because of the painful history of racism. Race didn't create racism, but racism created race.

— Rachel Dolezal

The race struggle is the primal one, and the class struggle secondary. The last dominating race is the German.

— Moses Hess

[To the patronizing train conductor who had twice said, 'Auntie, give me your ticket':] Which of my sister's sons are you?

— Mary McLeod Bethune

Today a racist is synonymous with race hatred. Hating someone is a pretty unpleasant thing and few people are capable of hating…

— Steve Blake

The glaring injustice is there for all who are not blinded by prejudice to see.

— Bram Fischer

I never let prejudice stop me from what I wanted to do in this life.

— Sarah Louise Delany

True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.

— Monica Crowley

I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart…

— Bayard Rustin

“When you truly believe that the racial groups are equal, then you also believe that racial disparities must be the result of…

— Ibram X. Kendi

There is no more evil thing in this world than race prejudice, none at all. [...] It justifies and holds together more…

— H. G. Wells

Given the racist and patriarchal patterns of the state, it is difficult to envision the state as the holder of solutions to…

— Anonymous

Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else.

— Julian Bond

“Although it is common to think of Jim Crow as an explicitly race-based system, in fact a number of the key policies…

— Michelle Alexander