Accomplishments have no color.

We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in this country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.

Accomplishments have no color.

If you're not feeling good about you, what you're wearing outside doesn't mean a thing.

All token Blacks have the same experience. I have been pointed at as a solution to things that have not yet begun to be solved, because pointing at us token Blacks eases consciences of millions, and this is dreadfully wrong.

If I do have some success, I'd like to enjoy it, for heaven's sake! What is the point of having it otherwise?

I prefer to leave standing up, like a well-mannered guest at a party.