Quotes on African American

You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.

When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying it: I am a strong, black lesbian woman.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.

The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.

There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African-American who has demonstrated crossover appeal. I got involved in politics 40 years ago during the civil rights movement, so yes, it's an exciting thing.

One of the greatest pleasures of my life has been that I have never stopped learning about Good Cooking and Good Food

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.

You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.

Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.

This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply because he was gay. In the last year alone, we've seen the shootings of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish children simply because of who they were. This is not the American way. We must draw the line. Without delay, we must pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And we should reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman.