logo

Quotes About Race

To be clear, we do not open investigations based on race, or ethnicity, or national origin. But when we open investigations into economic espionage, time and time again, they keep leading back to China.
~ Christopher A. Wray
This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
~ Dan Rather
I actually thought when I met Tina, my former wife, that she was White. Later I found out that she wasn't, and she was actually very much in-tune with her Blackness.
~ Mathew Knowles
I was never the pretty girl at school. I'm tiny and mixed-race. I grew up in a white area. I was always the loner.
~ FKA twigs
In Germany, you have to see that there are not a lot of black people in the media. I am a tiny bit of colour on German TV and there are a lot of kids who write to me.
~ Motsi Mabuse
One of my key mental fitness tips is to make sure you are aware of your target and develop a strategy - a routine that you can depend on while in the race. This is a crucial part of mental fitness and preparation.
~ Nino Schurter
I am sick and tired of hearing that it is our moral duty to serve the state, because conservatives believe that it is our moral duty to serve our fellow man regardless of race, sex, affiliation or creed, and when we serve, we believe that it is the state's duty to get out of the way.
~ Allen West
People are tired of mainstream media's limited and confined portrayal of people of color.
~ Issa Rae
The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.
~ Nigel Mansell
Was not from a mixture of two races that the Titans sprang?
~ Jose Clemente Orozco
Both Chelsea and Manchester United will be challenging for the Premiership title next season.
~ Roy Evans
You know when you have a manager that is always successful, is always in the title race and always playing in the Champions League.
~ Diego Costa
Always the Premier League has several clubs fighting for the title.
~ Park Ji-sung
Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we know what is meant, but, if we are willing to be honest, we also know that none of the four describe something real, something tangible, something true.
~ Tim Wise
Black people are the only ones told to love our oppressors. I hate that. We've been loving our oppressors for a long time, and nothing has changed - that love has to be reciprocated.
~ Charlamagne tha God
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.
~ Tyler Perry
The Windrush era is a very important part of British history as it helps us understand how and why we became the multicultural society we are today, and also helps us understand the history of race relations in this country.
~ Naomie Harris
Cultural patterns of oppression are not only interrelated but are bound together and influenced by the intersectional systems of society. Examples of this include race, gender, class, ability, and ethnicity.
~ Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.
~ Amandla Stenberg
I grew up in New York City, a town with different races, religions, and peoples. It breeds tolerance.
~ Donald Trump
White people in North America live in a social environment that protects and insulates them from race-based stress. This insulated environment of racial protection builds white expectations for racial comfort while at the same time lowering the ability to tolerate racial stress.
~ Robin DiAngelo
I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.
~ Jeff Sessions
Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.
~ Lord Kelvin
To the extent residency preferences prevent families and senior citizens from purchasing homes because of race, ethnicity or color, the preferences violate federal law and cannot be tolerated.
~ Loretta Lynch