Dak Prescott Quotes

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

Growing up in a school that was majority white, my understanding of the world was that I was different but that differences shouldn't be talked about because it's uncomfortable.

In my own life I'm frequently in predominantly white atmospheres.

Being of color in America by no means amounts to a constant barrage of negativity. However, unlike being white, being of color means one's race is a constant issue.

White America is in the minority.

The only way that residual racist feelings could affect legislation, in my opinion, is through a lack of priorities, from not doing things.

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance.

At screenings for 'Black in America,' I've heard people say, 'Well you know, I never thought you were black until you did Katrina, and then I thought you were black.'

There's a difference between actresses of color and actresses not of color. If you look at how big my movies are.

Yeah, race exists. Racism is still here, and it's doing well. Turn on the news. I don't think me and my comedy can really change that.

I wasn't cocky, just confident; I went to an all black school, a white kid.

I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face.

I've always really wanted to make a film on what it means to be white in a country that's getting less and less white.

White people are potential humans - they haven't evolved yet.

I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?

It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, 'Why am I so black?' And she said, 'Because I'm black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.'

Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.

It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.

If I were white, I could capture the world.

This is a racist country.

What worries me is that 'post-racial' America is not that different from the Americas that have preceded us, and it might not ever be.

If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it.

Our political establishment refuses to use the word 'segregated.' They call the schools diverse, which means half black, half Hispanic, and maybe two white kids and three Asians. 'Diverse' has become a synonym for 'segregated.'

By the 1960s, many of us believed that the Civil Rights Movement could eliminate racism in America during our lifetime. But despite significant progress, racism remains.

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.