Ghetto Quotes

272 Ghetto quotes by 182 unique authors

In this era of non-judgmental mush, too many Americans have become incapable of facing the brutal reality of unprovoked hatred, based on envy, resentment and… — Thomas Sowell
I don't like the way people cherish the ghetto, as if it’s some royal palace, or kingdom. I also don't like the way people treat… — Delano Johnson
The roots of my music start from the ghetto. — Ziggy Marley
But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware of the life… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Willy DeVille knows the truth of a city street and the courage in a ghetto love song. And the harsh reality in his voice and… — Doc Pomus
Perhaps well-to-do women and unemployed ghetto teenagers have something in common. Neither group has been allowed to develop the self-confidence that comes from knowing you… — Gloria Steinem
This is my genre...the happiness, tragedies, and the sorrows of mankind as realized in the teeming black ghetto. — Jacob Lawrence
A ghetto can be improved in one way only: out of existence. — James A. Baldwin
Battery never dies, the ghetto keeps me wise. — Big Pun
The ghetto is not where you live. The ghetto is inside your mind. And anyone who tells you that you can't get out of the… — Frederick Lenz
They are not happy out there. Take a walk today and look at how many people smile. Look at how troubled they are, unhappy, stressed… — Frederick Lenz
To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is… — Abraham Cahan
I'm just one woman away, my mother, from being the same as Mike Tyson. I would've ended up like him if my mama had not… — Evander Holyfield
When I was younger, I was one of the few girls in the neighborhood who could break dance. That's kind of my local, ghetto-celebrity claim… — Joy Bryant
To me, I'm the epitome of what a ghetto child is: I was raised by a single parent; I stayed in apartments my whole life;… — 2 Chainz
I'm not really sure what I'd like to see people doing more of online, but what I'd like to see less of is the warning… — Drew Curtis
In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years. — Mac Davis
Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land? — Stevie Wonder
On a cold and gray Chicago morning another little baby child is born in the ghetto, and his Mama cries. — Elvis Presley
I wonder if heaven got a ghetto? — Tupac Shakur
Yo' Momma, I'm a ghetto super star. — Ludacris
Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes. — Tupac Shakur
When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known as the crazy… — Leonardo DiCaprio
In 'Curvy,' they are superhappy with their sizes. We help them dress fashionably. We say: It's pointless for you to buy leggings, take this because… — Franca Sozzani
I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture… — Rian Johnson

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