- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black Quotes
Black holes, bias, and belonging, all in one word.
This collection ranges from cosmic curiosity about black holes and possibility to a pointed observation about racial conditioning and who gets blamed for problems. For quotes on subtler, quieter qualities, see Mystery quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
But when you talk about the education and you talk about the lack of recreation for kids to do, I mean, it's second to none in New Orleans when you talk about the lack of opportunities for young people. And it's not just black kids, it's white kids. It's Asian kids. I had Vietnamese kids in my class that had lack of opportunities.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times black actors get stuck in a box. They're up against a lot of limitations for the kind of films that they get approached about. It's easy to get stuck in a box and just be approached about nothing but urban films.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women.
- Gong
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm jamming 'Black Sabbath Vol. 4' all the time. Zappa's 'Cruising With Ruben & The Jets.' A lot of Gong lately. Some Hawkwind. The Residents' 'Duck Stab' is amazing. Some Fugs. Lots of stuff, man. I'm pretty schizophrenic with records.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Orange County, it was all O.C. punk, L.A. punk. Black Flag, all the SST stuff.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some Republicans are good, and some Republicans are bad. Some Democrats are good, and some Democrats are bad. There are good police, and there are bad police. There are good black people and bad black people. There are good white people and bad white people.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
'The Black Magician Trilogy' was about a conflict between countries and was very limited and almost claustrophobic in its range of settings, while 'The Age of the Five' was about a conflict between continents.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get offered a lot of black roles, because apparently I don't look Latino enough.
- Black And White
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years, 'Drag Race' was gay people's best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn't know anything about it. Look at it now: it's like it's gone from black and white to IMAX.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The minute I'm off that stage, I try to get as 'me' as possible. I do that by piling on my black eyeliner, and I put on my ripped tights. Dressing like myself again helps.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had this stereotypical view that black people apart from me probably threw stones and lived in huts.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to influence the younger generation to know that we have the ability to make a change and bring us all together. Black Lives Matter.
- Family History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020