There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
TONI MORRISONThere is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
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You are your best thing.
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.
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