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quotes by topic Black

" Blacks were not enslaved because they were black but because they were available. Slavery has existed in the world for thousands of years. Whites enslaved other whites in Europe for centuries before the first black was brought to the Western hemisphere. Asians enslaved Europeans. Asians enslaved other Asians. Africans enslaved other Africans, and indeed even today in North Africa, blacks continue to enslave blacks. "

Europe , Years , Black

" I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed. "

Music , Black

" Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice. "

Clothes , Dirty , Black

" And when I lift my head to scream out my fury, a million stars turn black and die. No one can see them, but they are my tears. "

Tears , stars , Black

" They had this movie called Juno about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and it's nominated for an Oscar. That's an unusual experience for me, 'cause when a black girl gets pregnant it ain't no Oscar. It's social work and a box of condoms is what that is. "

Teenage , Girl , Black

" I'm making black music. That's the only outline for me, really. That's the only boundary to stay with. It's soul music. I'm going all out in those terms. "

Soul , Black , Boundaries

" Prince is extremely soulful, but he can get real rock-'n'-rollish. So can Lenny Kravitz. Lenny's real soulful but he's got that rock with him, too. On the whole, I guess black folks ain't trying to handle rock-'n'-roll, really. "

Real , Trying , Black

" I try to do much of the necessary alteration on the black and white [cartoons] rather than leave it to be done on the paintings. "

Preparation , White , Black

" I do not look at the world in terms of black and white - and I find people who do rather scary. I think it's all shades of grey. "

People , Thinking , White , Black

" To fairy flutes, As the light advances, In square black boots The cabman dances. "

Light , Black

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