Lana Condor Quotes

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

We see through the eyes of children that they're not talking about race the way we grown folks are. They're not talking about color or how much melanin is in someone's skin.

When you're a little kid, you don't see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap.

We call each other colored people, black people, but not negro…

We all see color. We do. And anyone who says he doesn't see color is confused or isn't telling the truth. Except... and I know how this sounds, but I can't remember any point in my life where I saw other people and thought of their color.

I'm proud to be biracial, and there's a lot of people that say things like, 'I don't see color,' and I completely understand that, but I think different is beautiful, but I think our difference shouldn't separate us, and for me in this era, in this time, in everything that we're going through, my whole thing is just about unity, man.

Unfortunately, I don't know many black people.

I think that society is aspiring towards racial indifference, but the reality of life is not that. And so when you meet someone, you can see their race - it's right there on their face - and I feel like it's interesting.

I am black and white.

I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age.

I don't even want to touch on the topic of black quarterback, because I think this game is bigger than black, white or even green.

I never though much about race.

Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.

I don't think because I hang out with enough black people, I'm gonna turn black. What kind of rationalization is that? I'm just friends with people that I like. I don't care what skin color you are.

As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out.

I've never excluded myself because of color. It's never been part of the radar, when I look at anything I do. The majority of the roles that I've played have had very little to do with being black. It doesn't matter what color you are.

No one tells every white person in this country how to be. No one tells every Hispanic, or Asian or Jewish person in this country how to be. There is no single definition of whiteness or single definition of blackness.

There can be no racial animosity, because there are no races.

My whole life is an interracial relationship! It's inescapable. I am who I am.

I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat.

One of the things that Americans, as a multiracial society, feel is a tremendous sensitivity to racial comments of all kinds.

I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black.

I do write about race a lot, but I don't think writers - of any shade or background or whatever - have to write about certain subjects.

I was one of three kids of colour in our school. There was a young black brother and sister, and me. So we stood out.