Face Quotes

The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask.

Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.

You know that I’m too drunk to talk right now. You put your cigarette out on my face.

There was a time when people said, ‘Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.’ Now they just say, ‘Pay him!’

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.

God be thanked, the meanest of his creatures Boasts two soul-sides, one to face the world with, One to show a woman when he loves her.

You can get around to meaningful conversations more quickly in the dark than with the sun tickling your face.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

Sometimes I’ll post goofy photos of myself on Instagram without make-up or making silly faces. I don’t always look like a little Barbie doll.

Sometimes people deserve a high five, in the face, with a chair.