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Black Girl Quotes

When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on Picture Quote #1

Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes Picture Quote #1

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble Picture Quote #1

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn’t let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas Picture Quote #1

I’m usually all about the tight jeans and little T-shirt, but sometimes I want to put on a black, sequined dress and be a freaking girl Picture Quote #1

I’m the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been an all-black girl. I like pinks and blues and greens. If you come over to my closet, you’ll be able to find a rainbow of things to wear Picture Quote #1

I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, ‘How I can I compete with that?’ Being a regular black girl wasn’t good enough Picture Quote #1

It’s great to know that young black girls are seeing themselves on TV as leading ladies, and I’m part of that. It’s just such an honor Picture Quote #1

I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom’s side for not being black enough. And then I’d spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was ‘that black girl.’ Picture Quote #1

I may look like a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey, but inside I’m a 50-year-old, heavyset black man with a big thumb, like Wes Montgomery Picture Quote #1

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification - one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers Picture Quote #1

I always get the ‘goth girl’ thing because I wear black. But I don’t worship death Picture Quote #1

I’m tired of having to consult a group of old white guys about my black girl craft. They don’t even know what they’re listening for or to Picture Quote #1

I find it weird when [model] agents say, ‘You’re the only black girl booked for the show. Isn’t it great?’ Why is it great? Picture Quote #1

My fan base is extremely random. It’s the 14-year-old white kid sitting next to your auntie from St. Luke’s Baptist Church, to the 20-year-old Black girl who probably would go to a Rihanna concert, but she’s coming to my show Picture Quote #1

That’s partly the success of my work-the ability to have a young black girl walk into the Brooklyn Museum and see paintings she recognizes not because of their art or historical influence but because of their inflection, in terms of colors, their specificity and presence Picture Quote #1

But in the end, black can never be white, one plus one must always equal two, and Mara Lynn was a normal little girl Picture Quote #1

Truth is, I don’t mind getting a black eye or broken arm for a girl as long as she’s there to kiss it after Picture Quote #1

I would try to write ‘realistic’ fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs Picture Quote #1

Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I’m coming at soul from my own place Picture Quote #1

That’s the gift ‘Precious’ has given me. You really think you’re telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we’re all Precious Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of young black girls who I meet in my travels who don’t have a lot of self-esteem. So if I communicate to them that they’re beautiful, no white person should find fault in that. It doesn’t mean that young white girls aren’t beautiful, because they are just as beautiful Picture Quote #1

If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult Picture Quote #1

Yes, ‘Black Girl/White Girl’ might be described as a ‘coming-of-age’ novel, at least for the survivor Genna. It is also intended as a comment on race relations in America more generally: we are ‘roommates’ with one another, but how well do we know one another? Picture Quote #1

I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old Picture Quote #1

They had this movie called Juno about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and it’s nominated for an Oscar. That’s an unusual experience for me, ‘cause when a black girl gets pregnant it ain’t no Oscar. It’s social work and a box of condoms is what that is Picture Quote #1

Wow, I did so much for young black girls and girls around the world Picture Quote #1

Shakespeare must be a black girl Picture Quote #1

Dating a white girl is like dating a black girl if she were really passive-agressive Picture Quote #1

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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on (Black Girl Quotes) Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes (Black Girl Quotes) A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble (Black Girl Quotes) My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn’t let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas. (Black Girl Quotes) I’m usually all about the tight jeans and little T-shirt, but sometimes I want to put on a black, sequined dress and be a freaking girl (Black Girl Quotes) I’m the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself (Black Girl Quotes) I’ve never been an all-black girl. I like pinks and blues and greens. If you come over to my closet, you’ll be able to find a rainbow of things to wear (Black Girl Quotes) I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, ‘How I can I compete with that?’ Being a regular black girl wasn’t good enough (Black Girl Quotes) It’s great to know that young black girls are seeing themselves on TV as leading ladies, and I’m part of that. It’s just such an honor (Black Girl Quotes) I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom’s side for not being black enough. And then I’d spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was ‘that black girl.’ (Black Girl Quotes) I may look like a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey, but inside I’m a 50-year-old, heavyset black man with a big thumb, like Wes Montgomery. (Black Girl Quotes) I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification - one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. (Black Girl Quotes) I always get the ‘goth girl’ thing because I wear black. But I don’t worship death. (Black Girl Quotes) I’m tired of having to consult a group of old white guys about my black girl craft. They don’t even know what they’re listening for or to. (Black Girl Quotes) I find it weird when [model] agents say, ‘You’re the only black girl booked for the show. Isn’t it great?’ Why is it great? (Black Girl Quotes) My fan base is extremely random. It’s the 14-year-old white kid sitting next to your auntie from St. Luke’s Baptist Church, to the 20-year-old Black girl who probably would go to a Rihanna concert, but she’s coming to my show. (Black Girl Quotes) That’s partly the success of my work-the ability to have a young black girl walk into the Brooklyn Museum and see paintings she recognizes not because of their art or historical influence but because of their inflection, in terms of colors, their specificity and presence. (Black Girl Quotes) But in the end, black can never be white, one plus one must always equal two, and Mara Lynn was a normal little girl. (Black Girl Quotes) Truth is, I don’t mind getting a black eye or broken arm for a girl as long as she’s there to kiss it after. (Black Girl Quotes) I would try to write ‘realistic’ fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. (Black Girl Quotes) Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I’m coming at soul from my own place. (Black Girl Quotes) That’s the gift ‘Precious’ has given me. You really think you’re telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we’re all Precious. (Black Girl Quotes) There are a lot of young black girls who I meet in my travels who don’t have a lot of self-esteem. So if I communicate to them that they’re beautiful, no white person should find fault in that. It doesn’t mean that young white girls aren’t beautiful, because they are just as beautiful (Black Girl Quotes) If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult (Black Girl Quotes) Yes, ‘Black Girl/White Girl’ might be described as a ‘coming-of-age’ novel, at least for the survivor Genna. It is also intended as a comment on race relations in America more generally: we are ‘roommates’ with one another, but how well do we know one another? (Black Girl Quotes) I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old (Black Girl Quotes) They had this movie called Juno about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and it’s nominated for an Oscar. That’s an unusual experience for me, ‘cause when a black girl gets pregnant it ain’t no Oscar. It’s social work and a box of condoms is what that is (Black Girl Quotes) Wow, I did so much for young black girls and girls around the world (Black Girl Quotes) Shakespeare must be a black girl (Black Girl Quotes) Dating a white girl is like dating a black girl if she were really passive-agressive (Black Girl Quotes)

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