Expectations Quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates Download Open image “I had no expectations of white people at all.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Expectations Had People White White people
The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
When people who are not black are interested in what I do, frankly, I'm always surprised. I don't know if it's my low expectations… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood, so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
The 'White Establishment' never liked me. I have worked for 'White Establishment' newspapers and television networks. — Skip Bayless Copy Share Image
I have never felt the pain of not being white the way I've felt it since I've been a public figure/part of this entertainment… — Azealia Banks Copy Share Image
In all my days of schooling, from preschool all the way up to 12th grade, there was not one white person in my class.… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Then I was not happy or contented: every time… — Harriet Tubman Copy Share Image
These people didn't know anything about black people, so the only thing they could imagine was the worst thing. — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
“To Trump whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“The focus on one sector of Trump voters—the white working class—is puzzling, given the breadth of his white coalition. Indeed, there is a kind… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts and myths. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What I am telling you is that you do not need to know to love, and it is right that you feel it all… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness,… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
[Winning the White House was an achievement], but as an African-American, [Barack Obama], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted himself. The… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were in the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“I drove away, as always, thinking of you. I do not believe that we can stop them, Samori, because they must ultimately stop themselves.… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation.... There are going to be priorities and dimensions of… — Denise Morrison Copy Share Image
My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down. — Brett Young Copy Share Image
When Allah puts barakah (His blessings) in something, it will come beyond your expectations- never underestimate the power of one good deed. — Nouman Ali Khan Copy Share Image
I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Does your reality match your expectations? If not it's time to change either your expectations or your reality.” — Steven Redhead Copy Share Image
Jesus' kingdom was not like the popular expectation. He used the phrase 'kingdom of God' with a different meaning. His kingdom was not of… — Tom Harpur Copy Share Image
Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
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