Black Lives Matter: Quotes about George Floyd

Children are never born as racists.

I think what happened here is one of the great inflection points in American history, for real, in terms of civil liberties, civil rights and just treating people with dignity.

As tragic as these past few weeks have been, they offer an opportunity for us to all work together to tackle them, to take them on, to change America and make it live up to its highest ideals.

Donald Trump has turned this country into a battlefield riven by old resentments and fresh fears.

The country is crying out for leadership.

We all watch in horror and consternation what’s going on in the United States. It is a time to pull people together, but it is a time to listen, it is time to learn what injustice is, despite progress over years and decades.

I wish we had somebody in a leadership position in the White House who would bring people together.

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

And every day on evening news they feed you fear for free
And you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me
And 'til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, "I can't breathe"
And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV
The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy

He's not just divisive. He's a destroyer. To be in his presence makes you die. He will eat you alive for his own purposes. I'm appalled that we have a leader who can't say "black lives matter." That's why he hides in the White House bas*ment. He is a coward. He creates a situation and runs away like a grade-schooler. Actually, I think it's best to ignore him. There is nothing he can do to make this better because of who he is: a deranged idiot.

Please, I can't breathe.

It's our "white" responsibility to make sure people who speak out about racism are safe at all times. This means ending structural racism in our societies, authorities and media.

Nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.

Nationalists are saying, "you're disrespecting our flag." Well, you know what else is disrespectful to our flag? Racism.

God judges men by their hearts, not by the color of their skins.

America promises equal opportunity to everyone, no matter who you are. You can go to a good school, get a great job, live in a great house. But non of that is possible without that white man's stamp of approval.

I have never really understood why in this country so many people look down on black people.

The greatest danger for all of us begins with forgetting. With no longer remembering what we inflict upon one another when we tolerate antisemitism and racism in our midst.

Let's speak the truth: People are protesting because Black people have been treated as less than human in America. Because our country has never fully addressed the systemic racism that has plagued our country since its earliest days. It is the duty of every American to fix. In times like this, silence is complicity.

It is not enough to be "not a racist". We have to be anti-racist!

2000 was 20 years ago... which is really weird because 1980 was also 20 years ago.

What did I learn in 2021? I learned that nobody learned anything in 2020.

Everytime someone says 2020 can't get worse the entire universe responds with "Bet".

Even as we reflect on this darkest of years, we can see light ahead.

Years from now - we're gonna be like: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022...
"Hey, you missed..."
"No! We don't talk about that one anymore."

To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.

Okay, that's enough 2020. It's time for 2021.

I sincerely wish him all the best and am happy to work together with President Biden.

While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.

I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life.

In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.

I'm not going to say it right now. So, everybody, I promise you, in the very next - very, very, very short period of time, you're going to be so happy.

If you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the American dream, then this Tuesday you must vote Republican in a giant way.

I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.

Ted: "It's freezing out there. Where's your coat?"
Robin: "Ted, I'm Canadian. I don't need a coat. This kind of weather is nothing for me."
Marshall: "Yeah. This is like a spring day back in Minnesota."

Minnesota, I love you snow much!

You can leave Minneapolis, but it will never leave you.

I like Hollywood. I just like Minneapolis a little bit better.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

A two-state solution is the only way to guarantee the long-term security of both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.
To make sure Israelis and Palestinians alike live in equal measure of freedom and dignity, we will not give up on working towards that goal.

For every $1 we could raise, they'll remove one pound of plastic from the ocean. We're trying to raise $30 million by the end of the year.

I have to say that this team is incredible, from the players to the staff. It was a weird and new situation to everyone but we adapted to it in the best possible way and we continued and didn't stop working for a second. Biggest respect to everyone involved - we deserve this title, and my biggest thanks to our fans that supported us even in the toughest days this year.

For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

In 2021, we will continue our fight against Covid-19 with a renewed sense of hope. Canadians have already started to receive doses of safe and effective vaccines.

Things can always be said later, but things can never be unheard.

My kids are older now. They're kinda upset with me. They're not really upset, but they don't understand. I tell them all the time: "We" ain't rich. "I'm" rich.

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

I'll teabag a piranha tank, heart barely beating
A wild one who'll swim like directly after he's eaten
While holding a toaster oven that's plugged with a fork in it
'Cause death by electrocution's like life in New York, i'n it?