Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain. ~ B. B. King, Esquire, 1/06

The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery. ~ Frederick Douglass

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. ~ Maya Angelou

For nobler themes, demand a nobler strain, And purer language on the ethereal plain. ~ Phillis Wheatley

Our strength is that with the total society saying to us, "No, No, No, No," we continue to move toward our goal. ~ Ralph Ellison

The mind does not take its complexion from the skin. ~ Frederick Douglass

People don't pay much attention to you when you are second best. I wanted to see what it felt like to be number one. ~ Florence Griffith Joyner

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind. ~ Quincy Jones

What's the best thing about being queen? Just being the queen, that's all... Being the Queen of Soul is a theatrical title. But at home, I'm the queen of my house, so, hey, I'm a domestic goddess. ~ Aretha Franklin

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling—and indeed healthy—to ask why you have been given so much. ~ Condoleezza Rice

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