Black Quotes

6092 Black quotes by 3216 unique authors

Governments would rather spend their money on another bomber than education, and why do we fear black men when every bit of suffering in our… — Jeremy Clarkson
The first black president will be a politician who is black. — Douglas Wilder
Men in the uniform of Wall Street retirement: black Chesterfield coat, rimless glasses and the Times folded to the obituary page.. — Jimmy Breslin
There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece… — Audre Lorde
The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used… — Ewan McGregor
The way I was taught, being black was a plus, always. Being a human being, being in America, and being black, all three were the… — Leontyne Price
Taking advantage of the method, found by me, of the black staining of the elements of the brain, staining obtained by the prolonged immersion of… — Camillo Golgi
When you are on stage you don't see faces. The lights are in your eyes and you see just this black void out in front… — Suzanne Farrell
America is the greatest nation ever founded. The ideals are the greatest ever espoused in human history, and we just need the country to live… — Henry Louis Gates
Black people have been working hard for decades. — Cornel West
Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough. — Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Now everything that you do is written in red or black in Angel Gabriel's book. Not for everyone is this record kept, but only for… — G I Gurdjieff
Sandals are made out of rubber, and when lit on fire burn black. — Joe Teti
When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jack-boots. It will be Nike sneakers… — George Carlin
I've spent as much as 30 grand on a watch but it's not about flaunting my wealth. I don't have many extravagances but watches are… — Jenson Button
Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&ampB pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black… — John Legend
An old Arabian fable tells of a prince imprisoned in a castle which had thirteen windows. Twelve of these windows overlooked lovely scenes, while the… — James Keller
We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had… — Jules Verne
Negro blood is sure powerful, because just one drop of black blood makes a colored man. One drop--you are a Negro! . . . Black… — Langston Hughes
Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on… — Frederick Douglass
What's the difference between dragging a black man behind a truck in Jasper, Texas, and beating a white boy to death in Wyoming because he's… — Nikki Giovanni
I who have gone the gamut from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a… — Gwendolyn Brooks
I expect a black silence that is almost as violent as laughter. — Jean Cocteau
They were and still are a groundbreaking band. Even though they haven't released any new music in ages, you can put on the first Black… — Rob Halford
It was in the black mirror of anarchism that surrealism first recognised itself. — Andre Breton

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