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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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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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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Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment.
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Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
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Men and women are complements to each other, physically and otherwise.
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I have an abundance of enthusiasm; however, it would be foolish to think I can predict a future that doesn't exist.
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It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.
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The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional dialects of Great Britain that slaves in America were exposed to because they often worked alongside the indentured servants who spoke those dialects that we often learn about in school.
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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.
