Quotes about Woman in Black

Nine days after Perreault first saw the woman in black, an Indonesian mother of four came out of her tent long enough to claim that the mermaid had risen, fully-formed, from the very center of the quake.One of her boys, hearing this, said that he'd heard it was the other way around. Votes: 3

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry. Votes: 2

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black. Votes: 2

The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement. Votes: 2

I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, and I was a black woman looking for success in a business where those attributes were certainly not in demand in the 1960s. Votes: 2

In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females. Votes: 2

No intelligent black man or black woman in his or her right black mind wants white boys and white girls coming to their homes to marry their black sons and daughters. Votes: 2

If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican? Votes: 2

In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that I would be married to a white woman. Votes: 2

My mother, brave woman, lost her whole family when she decided to marry a black man in the '60s. When the marriage fell apart, she had to come back to her family. Votes: 2

I Spy' represents the absence of the tension of the black man or black woman or anyone of that color walking in, so that the white racist person can become entertaining to a viewer. Votes: 2

I think everybody has the ability to fall in love with a man or with a woman or a white person or a black person or a Jewish person or a Protestant person or whatever. Votes: 2

My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself. Votes: 2

Affirmative action makes employers think, 'Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard 'cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C's in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.' Votes: 2

Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black woman's normal, day-to-day relationship. In my family alone, we are about four different colors. Votes: 2

I can be standing in Barneys with my coat and purse and my selections, and some white woman will say, 'Can you get this in my size?' What she sees is a black woman, and her service button goes off. Votes: 2

I was born in South Africa during apartheid, a system of laws that made it illegal for people to mix in South Africa. And this was obviously awkward because I grew up in a mixed family. My mother's a black woman, South African Xhosa woman... and my father's Swiss, from Switzerland. Votes: 2

Chels-emojis' are in the works. I use emojis heavily in life, and I think a lot of people do. There are a number that are frustratingly absent - you know how there's kind of a generic white man and a generic white woman? I just want to put a generic black man and a generic black woman. Votes: 2

I used to think that I could be successful if I pretended to be a 23-year-old black woman. I wanted to find a young black woman who would be willing to go in on this with me. I would write her novels, and then she would do the touring. I always thought I was too old and the wrong color. Votes: 2

The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair. Votes: 2

I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa fans I have ever met in my life. Votes: 2

Every woman's wardrobe should include black. Votes: 0

There ain't nothin' like a Black woman. Votes: 0

Black is a pearl in a woman's eye. Votes: 0

A black woman's body was never hers alone. Votes: 0

"Southland" was not written for a black woman. Votes: 0

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings". Votes: 0

"Legally Blonde 2" wasn't written specifically for a black woman. Votes: 0

The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman Votes: 0

I just love the sound of a black woman's voice. Votes: 0

The only Black woman I ever loved is my mama. Votes: 0

You would never expect a black woman to be the hero. Votes: 0

I am a black woman poet and I sound like one. Votes: 0

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman. Votes: 0

. . . no Black woman can become an intellectual without decolonizing her mind. Votes: 0

The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman Votes: 0

The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman. Votes: 0

People only say I'm angry because I'm black and I'm a woman. Votes: 0

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman. Votes: 0

How can you be more subject; black woman in a white man's world? Votes: 0

I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people. Votes: 0

The black woman had had to struggle against being a person of great strength. Votes: 0

I've always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black...men are men. Votes: 0

The first black president was a hotter plot line than the first woman president. Votes: 0

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President. Votes: 0

I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman. Votes: 0

If you are a black woman, you get two history months in a row. Votes: 0

I'm not angry. And I don't like the thing of the 'angry black woman,' either. Votes: 0

The only person on the planet saying derogatory things about his woman is the black man. Votes: 0

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances. Votes: 0

I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black. Votes: 0

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..... a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra... Votes: 0

Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman Votes: 0

Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing. Votes: 0

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right. Votes: 0

From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman. Votes: 0

I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every time I say it, I feel so much better. Votes: 0

If you see a black woman with an overweight white man, you know she got effed up credit! Votes: 0

I wish I was a woman of about thirty-six dressed in black satin with a string of pearls. Votes: 0

Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks. Votes: 0

I certainly know about the oppression and prejudices of being black and a woman and from the South. Votes: 0

Every Black woman in America lives her life somewhere along a wide curve of ancient and unexpressed angers. Votes: 0

I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay. Votes: 0

I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke. Votes: 0

When a woman dresses up for an occasion, the man should become the black velvet pillow for the jewel. Votes: 0

Therapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious. Votes: 0

Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility. Votes: 0

When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman. Votes: 0

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight. Votes: 0

In my early days I was a sepia Hedy Lamarr. Now I'm black and a woman, singing my own way. Votes: 0

Everything about us black people is complicated, us being here, being a minority, being a woman, all those things are complicated. Votes: 0

Where else but in America can a poor black man like Michael Jackson grow up to be a rich white woman? Votes: 0

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President. Votes: 0

I'm full of clichés - I was raised by a Southern black woman and they had a saying for everything. Votes: 0

The Black woman is the most unprotected, unloved woman on earth...she is the only flower on earth...that grows unwatered. Votes: 0

The myth of the strong black woman is the other side of the coin of the myth of the beautiful dumb blonde. Votes: 0

I wish I could be the black woman Soderbergh, and put the camera on my shoulder and shoot beautifully while I directed. Votes: 0

I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue. Votes: 0

Let me state here and now that the black woman in America can justly be described as a 'slave of a slave. Votes: 0

There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care. Votes: 0

There are not many males, black or white, who wish to get involved with a woman who's committed to her own development. Votes: 0

There's not a woman in the book, the plot hinges on unkindness to animals, and the black characters mostly drown by Chapter 29. Votes: 0

To be beautiful, woman enough to have a black sweater, black skirt and walk arm in arm with the man she loves. Votes: 0

If the Black woman is a queen, and I believe that she is, why would I settle for something less than royal? Votes: 0

A poor white woman from the South is different than a poor black woman from the South, and has a completely different experience. Votes: 0

I was not allowed to be an individual. I was black and I was a woman - and I was a black woman. Votes: 0

Gazing into the mirror, I saw myself as I was-a black silhouette in the room, a woman whose darkness had completely leaked through. Votes: 0

I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go wrong. Votes: 0

Being a black woman, there's so many different sides of us. We are funny, silly, romantic, professional, smart, and we have good jobs. Votes: 0

Lord, I never seen blue hair on a black woman before or since. Leroy say you look like a cracker from outer space. Votes: 0

I always knew I'd be a millionaire by age thirty-two. In fact, I am going to be the richest black woman in America. Votes: 0

The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites. Votes: 0

I enjoy that the most powerful person in Hollywood is indeed a Black woman in Oprah Winfrey. I'm hoping to just transcend beyond that. Votes: 0

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do. Votes: 0

Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she's a black woman, seh's in deep trouble. Votes: 0

No woman on this whole earth can please me and cook for me and socialise and talk to me like my American black woman. Votes: 0

No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough. Votes: 0

Give me a black man, a white woman, a giraffe, a zebra anything but another white man! That last one f***ed up my roof! Votes: 0

People only say I'm angry because I'm black and I'm a woman. But all sorts of people write with strong feeling, the way I do. Votes: 0

Even when we're blindfolded, even when you're wearing sunglasses, even in the pitch black of night, we can always tell if you just ogled another woman. Votes: 0

As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive. Votes: 0

Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us. Votes: 0

I'm tired of the naked, raped, beaten black woman body. I want to see an image of black femaleness that alters our universe in some way. Votes: 0

My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not straighten it. Votes: 0

Some black filmmakers will say, "I don't want to be considered a black filmmaker, I'm a filmmaker." I don't think that. I'm a black woman filmmaker. Votes: 0

Being a black woman, I've often felt I've been judged by my sex and my race, and I have always known that it shouldn't hamper me. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I had explained that a woman's asking for equality in the church would be comparable to a black person's demanding equality in the Ku Klux Klan Votes: 0

I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes. Votes: 0

Somebody will be upset and say I got rich and deserted my female people; No offense, but the only black woman I ever loved is my mama Votes: 0

I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman. Votes: 0

My role is to embody the Black Opium woman - I suppose you have to be the living embodiment of all the intangible things the brand stands for. Votes: 0

No matter whether you are black or white, man or woman, gay or straight, Christian, Muslim, or Jew, we all share the same emotions, the same human condition. Votes: 0

I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, and I was a black woman looking for success in a business where those attributes were certainly not in demand in the 1960s." Votes: 0

New Jersey Mayor Corey Booker last night personally rescued a woman from a burning building. Or as Fox News reported it, 'black man loots house, steals white woman.' Votes: 0

I can only approach it as a woman. Masculinity has been depicted in very black-and-white terms. There never seems to be a wide range of emotional definitions of men. Votes: 0

Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective. Votes: 0