You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.

A new broom can sweep the floor, but an old broom knows where the dirt is.

People don't want to hear the truth, they never do. They wanna live in some kind of fantasy. And then when they get caught up in it, they start being in denial because they don't want to be wrong.

I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here.

We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them graham crackers.

If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy.

People in America worship money, and a white man's face on a green piece of paper does not make me wealthy. My health makes me wealthy. I used to work at a hospital, so I know the real deal.

White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that.

Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.

Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'

If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing.

Friendship, a covalent bond, powerful and without any expectations.

God rewards those who put Him first and seek to do His will.

A great symphony is a man-made Mississippi down which we irresistibly flow from the instant of our leave-taking to a long forseen destination.

I think the ethical standards established in this White House have been the highest in the history of the White House.

Nothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.

Festina Lente (Hurry in slowly)

Believing that what you do not know cannot exist is the crown of ignorance.

I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.

We must develop a better sense of responsibilty towards our total environment

Truth and reason are common to everyone, and are no more his who spake them first than his who speaks them after.