Jack Antonoff Quotes
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
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My hair is not really white; it's kind of grayish, and I don't like the color. So I make it totally white with Klorane dry shampoo. That is the best thing to do because my hair is always clean.
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Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter's identity, his style, his conviction, and then color is just a gift to the drawing.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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At fashion shows, my brows often get bleached, and they've been dyed back much darker - like jet black, where you can't even see my skin. Sometimes with Just for Men! What a mistake. At times, the two brows aren't even the same color!
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I don't have an objective overview of Black Sunday.
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Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion.
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Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.
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I think that it's hard enough being an adolescent and wanting so much to fit in with your peers, your schoolmates, and to erase any sign of difference, to be part of the group. And being biracial but also being black in a predominately white school marked me as different.
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Eddie Conway is central to my first memories. My parents used to take me to, when it was open, the Baltimore city penitentiary to see Eddie Conway - I was talking to my dad about this recently - from the time I might have been one or two years old. I mean, literally, my first memories are of black men in jail, specifically of Eddie Conway.
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'Black Messiah' is a hell of a name for an album. It can easily be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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The less I talk about being black, the better.
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I've been trying to understand conflict and violence ever since I was a kid. You know. There were a few things that happened even on my block - the Black Panthers used to be right around the corner from where we were.
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I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It's like: 'My diamond shoes are too tight. My money clip doesn't fit all my fifties.' I mean - really. Shut up.
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
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I like doing business in a black city.
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I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home.
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When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.
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Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.
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There is a huge amount of wealth that's generated here in Silicon Valley.
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Black and white creates a strange dreamscape that color never can.
