Coleman Young Quotes

United States, Politician
May 24, 1918 – November, 29, 1997.

Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit.

Swearing is an art form. You can express yourself much more exactly, much more succinctly, with properly used curse words.

Coleman Young
- Art
- Words
- Express
You can't look forward and backward at the same time.

Coleman Young
- Time

We need to dream big dreams, propose grandiose means if we are to recapture the excitement, the vibrancy, and pride we once had.

Coleman Young
- Dream
- Pride
- Excitement
We need to dream big dreams, propose grandoise means if we are to recapture the excitement, the vibrancy, and pride we once had.

Coleman Young
- Dream
- Pride
- Excitement
We must take the profit out of prejudice.

Coleman Young
- Prejudice
- Profit
Racism is like high blood pressure—the person who has it doesn’t know he has it until he drops over with a God damned stroke. There are no symptoms of racism. The victim of racism is in a much better position to tell you whether or not you’re a racist than you are.

Coleman Young
- God
- High
- Blood
I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move.

Coleman Young
- Up
- Period
There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.

Coleman Young
- Single
- Water
- Gold

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

Coleman Young
- Fear
- Courage
- Step