Black Quotes

I'm the black sheep.

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.

George Bush doesn't care about black people.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.

Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.

Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody.

And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers.

At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. And that's good.

Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.

Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white.

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled?

Computers are scary. They're nightmares to fix, lose our stuff, and, on occasion, they crash, producing the blue screen of death. Steve Jobs knew this. He knew that computers were bulky and hernia-inducing and Darth Vader black. He understood the value of declarative design.

I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions.

I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.

Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.

I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer.

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful portraits that may still hang in Greenwich Village.

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing.

I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of art and make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career.

I can remember being in my pram: children stayed in their prams much longer then than they do now. A big bouncy pram with black covers and a hood with metal clips that could trap your fingers. I was looking up at my sister who was sitting on the pram seat, with her back to me.

I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction.

I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.

I used to get my hair dyed at a place called Big Hair. It cost $15. They just used straight bleach, so my hair was the color of white lined paper, and my eyebrows looked like they were done with a thick black marker.

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

In this movie they took them up in space. They're floating around and doing zero gravity stuff. Well, they had to do it all on wires. All the wires had to be painted black against this black background. If you didn't light it properly you could see the wires. Drove them crazy!