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title: "10 Things Black Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Things Black quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Things Black sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Things are always either black or white. The grey in between is only a confusion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ljupka-cvetanova/things-are-always-either-black-or-white-the-grey-in-between-is-only-a/)

[Ljupka Cvetanova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ljupka-cvetanova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/ljupka-cvetanova-3477_always_things-are-always-either-black-or-white_1630703.jpg)

> [It's unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gisele-bundchen/it-s-unfortunate-that-in-an-interview-sometimes-things-can-seem-so/)

[Gisele Bundchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gisele-bundchen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/gisele-bundchen-3211_black_it-s-unfortunate-that-in-an-interview-so_507760.jpg)

> [In movies we tend make things black and white: you're either this, or you're that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-skarsgard/in-movies-we-tend-make-things-black-and-white-you-re-either-this-or/)

[Bill Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-skarsgard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/bill-skarsgard-12698_black_in-movies-we-tend-make-things-black-and_642734.png)

> [“You’re trying to paint things as either black or white,” he said. “As either good or evil. It’s never that neat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-chamberlain/you-re-trying-to-paint-things-as-either-black-or-white-he-said-as/)

[Diane Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-chamberlain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/diane-chamberlain-8652_artist_you-re-trying-to-paint-things-as-either_207248.png)

> [There are certain things black people just don't do, OK? Skiing is one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-miller/there-are-certain-things-black-people-just-don-t-do-ok-skiing-is-one/)

[Reggie Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/reggie-miller-4780_black_there-are-certain-things-black-people-ju_2454040.jpg)

> [ You need Black \[people\] sometimes to understand things about Black culture. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/you-need-black-people-sometimes-to-understand-things-about-black/)

[Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/russell-simmons-900_black_you-need-black-people-sometimes-to-under_3093503.png)

> [People often expect that I should know a lot of things because I'm black. I don't really explain it to people, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keiynan-lonsdale/people-often-expect-that-i-should-know-a-lot-of-things-because-i-m/)

[Keiynan Lonsdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keiynan-lonsdale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/keiynan-lonsdale-11921_australia_people-often-expect-that-i-should-know-a_1371648.jpg)

> [What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-wilder/what-is-blackness-is-it-the-way-you-talk-do-you-got-to-say-dey-this/)

[Douglas Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-wilder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/douglas-wilder-24913_black_what-is-blackness-is-it-the-way-you-talk_1653574.png)

> [Even though Blackness isn't a monolith, there are things that for Black people in the U.S. and globally are shared experiences. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayo-edebiri/even-though-blackness-isn-t-a-monolith-there-are-things-that-for/)

[Ayo Edebiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayo-edebiri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ayo-edebiri-6347_black_even-though-blackness-isn-t-a-monolith-t_2796069.jpg)

> [Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-young/riffs-are-a-repeating-thing-they-come-back-to-you-some-of-the-things/)

[Angus Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/angus-young-4602_back_riffs-are-a-repeating-thing-they-come-ba_2244083.jpg)

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