- Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. - Gwendolyn Brooks
- Despite everything that Harlem did to our generation, I think it gave something to a few. It gave them a strength that couldn't be obtained anywhere else. - Claude Brown, 1965
- Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that. - James Brown, 1986
- When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it. - James Brown, 1986
- Propaganda, however legitimate, can speak no louder than the truth. - Sterling Brown, 1930
- Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous. - William Wells Brown, 1849
- We, as individuals, are fast losing our reputation for honest dealing. Our nation is losing its character. The loss of a firm national character, or the degradation of a nation's honour, is the inevitable prelude to her destruction. - William Wells Brown, 1849
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