"I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that."
Read quote
24 likes
Racism quotes
Racism
849 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Racism
Browse quotes that often appear alongside racism — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Racism quotes (page 4 of 43)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"... all Americans are the prisoners of racial prejudice."
Read quote
24 likes
"Racism is so extreme and so pervasive in our American society that no black individual lives in an atmosphere of freedom."
Read quote
24 likes
"Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music."
Read quote
24 likes
"I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion."
Read quote
23 likes
"I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me."
Read quote
23 likes
"Sexist language, racist language, theistic language - all are typical of the policing languages of mastery, and cannot, do not, permit new knowledge or encourage the mutual exchange of ideas."
Read quote
22 likes
"The hardest thing I had to overcome in life? I think racism. That's so difficult because I don't think anyone can ever understand it. It's not that people don't want to understand it, but they don't want to touch it."
Read quote
22 likes
"Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie. Where racism now hides its face in public, abortion is accomplishing the goals of which racism only once dreamed. Together, abortionists are destroying humanity at large and the black community in particular."
Read quote
21 likes
"When love of one's people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods."
Read quote
21 likes
"Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It's not racism and "this-ism" and "that-ism"; it's our thirst and hunger for money. And that's where all the bodies are buried."
Read quote
21 likes
"The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated."
Read quote
21 likes
"The struggle to end sexist oppression that focuses on destroying the cultural basis for such domination strengthens other liberation struggles. Individuals who fight for the eradication of sexism without struggles to end racism or classism undermine their own efforts. Individuals who fight for the eradication of racism or classism while supporting sexist oppression are helping to maintain the cultural basis of all forms of group oppression."
Read quote
20 likes
"I don't think racism can be eliminated in my lifetime ... or my children's or grandchildren's. But I think it's something we have to strive for. I'm going to keep working toward that day coming."
Read quote
20 likes
"You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree."
Read quote
18 likes
"I look at racism as one of the social demons. And, in its worst, it's violent and it's a systemic commitment to oppression."
Read quote
18 likes
"Ignorance, arrogance, and racism have bloomed as Superior Knowledge in all too many universities."
Read quote
17 likes
"Western interests: imperialism, colonialism, exploitation, racism, and other negative -isms."
Read quote
17 likes
"Not only do we suffer from racism and sexism, but we also suffer from ageism. And that is that once you reach a certain age, you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual and I think that's rather hideous. [...] I mean, is there a rule? Are you just supposed to die when you're 40?"
Read quote
16 likes
"Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain."
Read quote
15 likes