I think I got from my father and my mother a sense of morality, of the do's and don't's in society; the notion that good people don't do this; good p…

- David C. Driskell

It was my notion that teaching had to be thorough, it had to be well done, and it had to connect to something beyond the classroom; life.

- David C. Driskell

My students used to say, one such as Mary O'Neal, that I identified the students by their boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. That was the way I knew …

- David C. Driskell

When I became a professional and fully understood what was going on, I knew that with all the love and care and mentorship that someone like Professo…

- David C. Driskell

In 1951 I took my first art course. And one day I looked over my shoulder and there was this tall gentleman standing, very well-dressed and groomed, …

- David C. Driskell

I grew up with a sense of tolerance. I don't know that there was any talk about gender differences. It was respect for people. So when I became a pro…

- David C. Driskell

My sister was like my surrogate mother here, in Washington, with very much of the same persuasions as my mother. Even when friends came from home tha…

- David C. Driskell

There was this judgmental sense of what was good and what was bad in my father's words. You couldn't necessarily shut the people out who were not con…

- David C. Driskell

When I became an adult, I had absolutely nothing against drinking alcohol. Many of my friends drank. I would often make wine and offer it, but I neve…

- David C. Driskell