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I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him. — Hank Aaron
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which… — Paul Auster
My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair. — Diane Ackerman
When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery and filth. — Teresa of Avila
Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s. — Dan Aykroyd
It's almost like a lot of black people in America, a lot of young black men, are born with this cloud over their heads. It's… — Erykah Badu
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James A. Baldwin
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. — James A. Baldwin
Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black. — James A. Baldwin
The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. — James A. Baldwin
They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were to be carried out in… — Afrika Bambaataa
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door? — Tyra Banks
Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. — Tyra Banks
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. — Charles Barkley
I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white. — Charles Barkley
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people. — Charles Barkley
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to… — Edward Abbey
The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them. — Jean-Michel Basquiat
To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a… — Jean Baudrillard

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