“We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.” ThinkingDifferentBlackDifferencesWhiteViewsColorPerceptionBlack And WhitePuritanDifferent ViewsBright Colors Author:Carlisle Floyd
“I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those things so it is frustrating to a degree to be limited by other people's perceptions of me but at the same time, it is true that I am a black guy and it's like I'm rooted in, but not bound by. That sort of mentality, that's the one that I hold to be true.” PeoplePersonsGuyBlackSonDegreesPerceptionBoundsBeing TrueMentalityRootedStorytellerFrustratingBlack Guys Author:Justin Simien
“I have a strong army I keep with me and we don't go out there looking for problems. A lot of people have this perception... but I don't have a superiority complex about me because I'm from New York or because I'm Peruvian/Black. I think some people get caught up in that stuff.” PeopleThinkingProblemStrongStuffBlackNew YorkPerceptionArmyComplexesCaughtSuperiorityCaught UpSuperiority ComplexPeruvians Author:Immortal Technique
“Since neither black animosity nor the Left's falsehood of 'racial tensions' is based on the actual behavior of the vast majority of white Americans, nothing white America could do will affect either many blacks' perceptions or the leftist libel.” AmericaLeftBlackWhiteBehaviorPerceptionMajorityTensionFalsehoodLeftistsAnimosityLibelRacial Tension Author:Dennis Prager
“Life is not black and white when it comes to perception.” Life IsBlackWhitePerceptionBlack And White Author:Tariq Ramadan
“There was [ in New York] - some of it was this perception of the Midwest that I realized in this multicultural city that - and I don't think it's as true as it was - but everyone was kind of like, what, are you Jewish? Are you Italian? What are you? You know, are you black? Are you da-da-da? Are you Puerto Rican? And so I ended up - my ethnic identity was Midwestern, was white bread. And so it informed a lot of my stand-up.” ThinkingKnowsKindBlackWhiteCitiesNew YorkIdentityPerceptionI RealizedBreadItalianMulticulturalMidwestWhite BreadEthnic Identity Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I think it's important for people to understand that dance, movement, choreography is about an experience and entertainment but it's also about perception and a lens. So when we're talking about a Black female's experience through a Black female's lens, that's going to be totally different from a Black female's perspective through a Black male's lens.” PeopleThinkingImportantDifferentBlackPerspectivePerceptionChoreography Author:Camille A. Brown
“Beauty has always been an element of discussion for black women, whether or not we were the ones having the conversation. Out of necessity, black women have always had to consider others' perceptions of a certain beauty ideal, just starting with the skin color.” BlackPerceptionSkinsDiscussionBlack Women Author:Mickalene Thomas
“I really think the range of emotions and perceptions I have had access to as a black person and as a female person are greater than those of people who are neither.... So it seems to me that my world did not shrink because I was a black female writer. It just got bigger.” PeopleThinkingWorldPersonsSeemsBlackEmotionGreaterPerceptionFemaleBiggerAccessRangeShrinksBlack PersonFemale WritersRange Of Emotions Author:Toni Morrison