#lack

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise. ↗

— Curt Flood

#black #general #general manager #get #going

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life. ↗

— Curt Flood

#area #black #change #every #i

More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor. ↗

— John W. Vessey, Jr.

#battlefield #because #been #english #english language

We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#black #black and white #bright #colors #differences

At the same time, I was listening to black music, and I began to think that the best musicians were receiving the worst treatment. The people who were doing the greatest work were despised as lower class, with no dignity accorded to what they did. ↗

— Henry Flynt

#began #best #black #black music #class

I really lack the words to compliment myself today. ↗

— Alberto Tomba

#i #lack #myself #really #today

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#democracy #democratic #elections #holding #iraq

I am more of an old black and white movies fan. ↗

— Peter Tork

#black #black and white #fan #i #i am

I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit. ↗

— Obie Trice

#black #detroit #i #platinum #solo

When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through. ↗

— Chris Tucker

#black #first #good #good movies #keep