1,474 Quotes About Black

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    I have often told you that I am that little fish who swims about under a shark and, I believe, lives indelicately on its offal. Anyway, that is the way I am. Life moves over me in a vast black shadow and I swallow whatever it drops with relish, having learned in a very hard school that one cannot be both a parasite and enjoy self-nourishment without moving in worlds too fantastic for even my disordered imagination to people with meaning.

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  • Author Angelo Vaughn
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    It's not unusual for someone in their line of work, someone involved in a criminal enterprise. You can buy those items on the black market or in other places.

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  • Author Ben Vereen
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    We have short memories. People should remember Sammy, particularly kids and particularly during Black History Month. Thanks to Sammy, black performers now have opportunities he never imagined.

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  • Author Atharva Veda
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    The earth upon whom day and night jointly, black and bright, have been decreed, the broad earth covered and enveloped with rain, shall kindly place us into every pleasant abode!

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  • Author Dick Vermeil
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    One was at least a pretty good call. Sometimes, hey, if you're getting beat, you don't want the quarterback hit, you take the penalty. But overall, Jordan Black did a good job for his first start at left tackle. That's a tough position.

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  • Author Donatella Versace
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    this fabric existed, but in different colors, darker, masculine -- like black and yellow. So we decided to reprint it in lilac and pink for me.

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  • Author Gore Verbinski
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    Today we're just growing and consuming, and I think maybe there's a sadness in that. People are longing for a time when there was a black and white and good and bad.

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  • Author Kathy Vogt
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    Take away her being black and her being female, she's still a great choice.

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  • Author Kurt Vonnegut
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    The slaves were simply turned loose without any property. They were easily recognizable. They were black. They were suddenly free to go exploring.

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