Prejudice Racism Quotes

“This is exactly what They expect you to do," Momma says.
They with a capital T.
There's Them and then there's Us.
Sometimes They look like Us and don't recognize They are Us.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“When the house is on fire, do you argue the color of the skin of the man who brings the water?”
― J Krishnamurti, Beyond violence

“Life is one big prejudice unless you question everything.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism

“My Soldier's definitive of LOYALTY does not include being complacent with a biased or prejudiced leader amongst the Soldiers they took an oath to serve with dignity and respect.”
― Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army

“Even in the face of overwhelming proof, most people think, 'What they see or hear first, they believe first.”
― James Hauenstein

“It is past time for us as a society to come together against prejudice toward any person or persons.”
― Germany Kent

“Everybody in the world was in a position to give them orders. White women said, “Do this.” White children said, “Give me that.” White men said, “Come here.” Black men said, “Lay down.” The only people they need not take orders from were black children and each other. But they took all of that and re-created it in their own image. They ran the houses of white people, and knew it. When white men beat their men, they cleaned up the blood and went home to receive abuse from the victim. They beat their children with one hand and stole for them with the other.”
― Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye