- Black And White
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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
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who is a terrorist? Is it not the person who has been persecuting human beings simply because they are black?
- Bread
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing I miss about Russia the most is what is called 'black bread.' It's rye bread, and everyone eats it. I slice mine up and put sunflower oil and salt on it... the best thing ever. It was like a little treat for me when I was a kid.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Paris, everybody is in black! But you know, in Ukraine everyone wears bright colours.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The norm is white, apparently, in the view of people who see things in that way. For them, the only reason you would introduce a black character is to introduce this kind of abnormality. Usually, it's because you're telling a story about racism or at least about race.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm comfortably asocial - a hermit in the middle of a large city, a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty and drive.
- Nov 07, 2020
Science fiction, extrasensory perception, and black people are judged by the worst elements they produce.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are certain directors who just don't cast diversely in prominent roles. Ever. Often it's just because they don't have a diverse social circle, so they don't think of black or brown people as husbands, best friends, bosses.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember that my mother used to take me to see ballets, especially if there were black people in them.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But I'm happy to play roles that I'm given, and I'm happy to play roles that I write.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020