“You see some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild, and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind....Cain slew his brother. Can might have been killed, and that would have put a termination to that line of human beings. This was not to be, and the Lord put a mark upon him, which is the flat nose and black skin.” HumansHas BeensMightBlackLinesHuman BeingsLordClassMankindBrotherHabitBlessingLowsSkinsMarkNosesFlatsMight Have BeenDeprivedDisagreeablePriesthoodCainHuman FamilyMormonismTerminationUncouthBlack Skin Author:Brigham Young
“All lies, white or black, disgrace a gentleman, although I grant there is a difference: to say the least of it, it is a dangerous habit, for white lies are but the gentleman ushers to black ones.” LyingBlackDifferencesWhiteDangerousHabitGentlemanGrantsDisgraceWhite Lie Author:Frederick Marryat
“There was one awkward moment where a black man stood-up to ask a question and out of habit, Bush said 'Clemency denied.'” MenSaidMomentsAsksBlackHabitDeniedAwkwardStood UpClemency Author:Bill Maher
“I'm even stunned at some of the majors you can get in college these days. Like you can major in the mating habits of the Australian rabbit bat, major in leisure studies... Okay, get a journalism major. Okay, education major, journalism major. Right. Philosophy major, right. Archeology major. I don't know, whatever it is. Major in ballroom dance, of course. It doesn't replace work. How about a major in film studies? How about a major in black studies? How about a major in women studies? How about a major in home ec? Oops, sorry! No such thing.” PhilosophyHomeFilmBlackStudyCollegeLike YouHabitOkaySorryJournalism Author:Rush Limbaugh
“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.” Has BeensLiteratureBlackStudyHabitNativeTendernessBlack WomenStolen Author:Audre Lorde
“Death doesn't make you sad- it makes you empty. That's what's so bad about it. All of your charms and beliefs and funny habits fall fast through a big black hole, and suddenly you know they're gone because just as suddenly, there's nothing left at all inside.” KnowsBigsFallBeliefLeftBlackGoneHabitEmptyHolesCharmBlack Hole Author:Jonathan Carroll
“I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days? Are you neat with some sloppy ways? Or are you sloppy with some neat ways? And on and on and on and on and on and on he went. I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again.” WayAsksBlackWhiteHabitQuietNeatBad HabitsNoisyStripesSloppyGood HabitsHappy DayQuiet TimeZebrasSad DayWhite Stripes Author:Shel Silverstein