Paul Mooney quotes - page 2

Arizona has always been anti-black. (Paul Mooney)
We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them graham crackers. View quote
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Whatever that thing is that white people like in blacks, I don't have it. Maybe it's my arrogance or my self-assurance or the way I carry myself, but whatever it is, I don't have it. View quote
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America is racial. America was founded on race. Race is America. The code name for America is 'race.' View quote
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I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive. View quote
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America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself. View quote
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You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it. View quote
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People do many things for many reasons. Sometimes, what you do you have no control over, because it's predestined. It's gonna happen in spite of you. There's nothing you can do about it. View quote
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I'm as American as apple pie. View quote
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I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them. View quote
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When they were making black films in the '60s and the '70s, everyone knew their place, if you get my drift. You understand? Everyone knew the rules, and everyone knew their place. Everyone knew what to say. They had the written rules in Hollywood film, and the unwritten rules. (Paul Mooney)
If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored. View quote
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When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you. View quote
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You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem. View quote
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There's always a message in my comedy. View quote
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