Kehinde Wiley Quotes
I know how young black men are seen. They're boys - scared little boys, oftentimes. I was one of them. I was completely afraid of the Los Angeles Police Department.
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All men would be tyrants if they could.
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Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.
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I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?
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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman.
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It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own.
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My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'
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In a country where women regard themselves as equal, they are not prepared to see men running the show themselves.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
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It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.
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I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, I was a rebel, and that to me was most important.
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This also is a part of the teaching of the Church, that there are certain angels of God, and certain good influences, which are His servants in accomplishing the salvation of men.
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To secure peace is to prepare for war.
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Young women and men who joined the far-left groups did so for the best of reasons. They wanted to change the world. Many fought against the stifling atmosphere in many groups.
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I like real people - salt-of-the-earth men.
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I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.
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I love black truffles. I love white truffles.
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At pivotal moments throughout history, there have always been grey areas, and there likely will be in the future. Courage now lies not in the black and white, as in the past, but in the grey.
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The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white.
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I had originally planned to do musical theatre and be on Broadway, but then my love for poetry also set in. Once that happened, I became torn between a career as an English teacher or a music teacher.
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You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.
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I know how young black men are seen. They're boys - scared little boys, oftentimes. I was one of them. I was completely afraid of the Los Angeles Police Department.
