Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Thune

Funding our rural schools is very important, but it would be inappropriate to do so by selling parts of the Black Hills.

Todd Boyd

I don't think a media director is sitting around saying, 'Hey, there's this black woman in Philadelphia and she disappeared and we don't care,'

Jack Black is so funny! On and off screen, like, he would make you laugh every day. He's hilarious.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jack Black is incredibly hilarious. I think he's really appealing, so sexy. When I watched the movie, I really thought he was sexy.

Bill Bradley

I would say quite clearly that white Americans can no longer deny the plight of black Americans,

Kayak polo's a good excuse to put on a skirt and play a sport. When you play in a white-water kayak, which is a closed cockpit boat, you wear a short, black waterproof skirt you stretch over the kayak's top edges to keep water from coming inside.

Kayak polo's a good excuse to put on a skirt and play a sport, ... When you play in a white-water kayak, which is a closed cockpit boat, you wear a short, black waterproof skirt you stretch over the kayak's top edges to keep water from coming inside.

Taye Diggs

Just recently white people are starting to notice who I am. In the black community of actors, that's the gauge of how big you are, your real crossover appeal.

Jim Boeheim

John Chaney and John Thompson made it possible for the black coach to get in the college game. Administrators need to win to keep their jobs. So when Chaney and Thompson won games, that's how black coaches got hired.

I think it's a black eye for the Bush administration. This opens a Pandora's box.

It always come down to black and white. It's the same thing every meeting.

I think it's a state of mind. I feel ready to win this. I'm ready to go the distance, but of course I'd love to end the fight early with a knockout. I want to come back home with the belt, not a black eye.

Because of the lawsuit, enterprises are much more willing to take a look at BlackBerry alternatives now than they were in the past.

because of the history of race in this country, and because historically, black males, Hispanic males, males of color, have been seen as the typical assailant.

Because we are black people our children don't have value.

Mel White

I have known Jerry a long time and I think this was a serious change in his life, ... Never before has he said that he recognized us as a class -- as a protected class -- like other Americans. Now he has included us as gay and straight, right in there with black and white, man and woman, rich and poor, young and old and everybody else. That's important.

I think it's crucial for people to be able to acknowledge the contributions that black Americans have made. I don't think our history can be limited to a month. It's something that should be continued throughout the year, but it offers everyone the opportunity to be part of our culture. That is something we should all celebrate together.

It changed the course of the Black River. The boulder field, that is a unique new thing that we're going to interpret.

I think the legislators are taking a lot more interest in the needs for the mentally ill. For many years, they thought it was a black hole that could never be filled.

I think the child psychologists are well-intentioned and are speaking for a good number of children, but education is too complicated to be governed by black and white rules.

Dwane Casey

I was early (in the program's integration). I can remember a lot of times (recognizing) that it was a big thing to be a minority at the University of Kentucky. But it's totally changed now. They've got a black head coach (Tubby Smith).

Dominic Monaghan

Here's an interesting thing about L.A. - it's overrun with black widow spiders. I could find you one on the street in 10 minutes.

Here I was, the only black guy in his gym,

Going into the game we were worried about three things. Keeping them out of 3-point range, getting offensive rebounds and not making foolish fouls. We did poorly in all those things the staff was concerned about, and that is what led to Black Hills getting back into the game.

God's design for the church is not one all white church one all black church. We're all supposed to be together, we're all one child of God.

God only knows what we'll see. I already have whiplash from all the colorful, hippy, boho looks from summer to the black, black, black and more black for fall. I hope now that I've bought my black, it's here for a while.

Charles Barron

He's denigrating the only black woman in the race. I'm sick and tired of his last-minute antics. ... He just tries to be a kingmaker.

History is not going to be kind to liberals. With their mindless programs, they've managed to do to Black Americans what slavery, Reconstruction, and rank racism found impossible: destroy their family and work ethic.

If Black folks want to blame someone for this tragedy they only need to look in the mirror. Mayor Nagin has blamed everyone else except himself. The Mayor failed in his duty to evacuate and protect the people of New Orleans. Our prayers go out to the families of the deceased. Hopefully this will help Black people realize the folly of depending on the government or leaders and serve as a notice to avert future tragedies in other cities.

Rudolf Bing

I don't want them to come in with a white tie, and I don't want them to come in a black tie. But I do want them to come in a tie.

I don't want the money to disappear down the black hole of city government. Put it (the money) in New Tampa where it was intended to be used.

Andre Braugher

For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.

E. O. Wilson

For us, to have her here for Black History Month, is just a real coup.