Beginning Quote by Machine Gun Kelly

Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

— Trevor Noah

I'm proud to be biracial, and there's a lot of people that say things like, 'I don't see color,' and I completely understand that,…

— Logic

It seems to me that there are certain thoughts and vignettes and attitudes that I have always had the desire to represent.

— George Saunders

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

— David Oyelowo

We have to start seeing people as human beings. Our entire humanity depends on that.

— Lisa Ling

I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based on race,…

— Shenaz Treasury

When we really start to take a look at who we think we are... we start to see that while we may have various…

— Adyashanti

That's absolutely how I am. Like race, black or white - I see absolutely no difference. Because for me it's just such a reality.…

— Neve Campbell

I think there is a blossom about me of something more distinguished than the generality of mankind.

— James Boswell

“...we have to be aware of the power and importance of organizing not just around identity, but the materiality of daily life, which still,…

— Manning Marable

It took me a long time to realize this: We get to choose what defines us.

— Sarah Addison Allen

I represent the mixed race community, which I think gets left out a lot. I always describe myself as being mixed race.

— Melanie Brown