- Poor
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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
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I saw the Dutch character known as Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet, my heart sank, and I felt a little nauseated.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Expectations that black directors have to make black films about black subject matter are, to me, kind of absurd.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt like I was an outsider growing up in the black church, as a gay man, in a poor community.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.
- Pop
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- Nov 07, 2020
My songs don't play on pop radio; they play on black radio.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Legitimate revolution must be led by, made by those who have been most oppressed: black, brown, yellow, red, and white women-with men relating to that the best they can.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of ways that white women undermine women of color, and black women in particular.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre.
- Farther
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- Nov 07, 2020
The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me... you do it because I'm black and Puerto Rican, but I'm proud to be Puerto Rican.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The music I heard growing up, since there was no TV or cinema or record covers, I didn't know if it was black, white, hip, square, male, female... whatever. I'd hear melodies and things and got intrigued on that level.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020