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Harlem Quotes: "It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts."

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.



Harlem Quotes: "I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me."

I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.




Harlem Quotes: "You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars."

You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars.



Harlem Quotes: "Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world."

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.




Harlem Quotes: "Harlem is a stage. It's like its own planet, from the way we dress to the swag in the way we walk and talk."

Harlem is a stage. It's like its own planet, from the way we dress to the swag in the way we walk and talk.



Harlem Quotes: "You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X."

You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X.



Harlem Quotes: "All over Harlem, Negro boys and girls are growing into stunted maturity, trying desperately to find a place to stand; and the wonder is not that so many are ruined but that so many survive."

All over Harlem, Negro boys and girls are growing into stunted maturity, trying desperately to find a place to stand; and the wonder is not that so many are ruined but that so many survive.




Harlem Quotes: "I havent seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid."

I havent seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid.



Harlem Quotes: "Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot."

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.



Harlem Quotes: "I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it."

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.



Harlem Quotes: "I want people to take pride in Spanish Harlem. These are people that everyone in the community could relate to... people who mean something special to us."

I want people to take pride in Spanish Harlem. These are people that everyone in the community could relate to... people who mean something special to us.



Harlem Quotes: "I got Sonny up to Harlem, and we started street playin' in New York. We did that for three or four years and survived. We brought it back to the streets again."

I got Sonny up to Harlem, and we started street playin' in New York. We did that for three or four years and survived. We brought it back to the streets again.




Harlem Quotes: "We had the skirts with the slits up the side, sort of tough, sort of Spanish Harlem cool, but sweet too."

We had the skirts with the slits up the side, sort of tough, sort of Spanish Harlem cool, but sweet too.



Harlem Quotes: "As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed."

As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.



Harlem Quotes: "In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers."

In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.



Harlem Quotes: "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."

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.



Harlem Quotes: "I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies."

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.



Harlem Quotes: "In Harlem, black was white. You had rights that could not be denied you; you had privileges, protected by law. And you had money. Everybody in Harlem had money. It was a land of plenty."

In Harlem, black was white. You had rights that could not be denied you; you had privileges, protected by law. And you had money. Everybody in Harlem had money. It was a land of plenty.



Harlem Quotes: "They [the police] learned something from them Harlem riots. They used to beat your head right in public, but now they only beat it after they get you down to the station house."

They [the police] learned something from them Harlem riots. They used to beat your head right in public, but now they only beat it after they get you down to the station house.



Harlem Quotes: "It's about stories. If I can tell the story to America, whether it's Riesling or a boxer from Harlem, it will sell. I know on my gravestone it's going to be, 'Storyteller.'"

It's about stories. If I can tell the story to America, whether it's Riesling or a boxer from Harlem, it will sell. I know on my gravestone it's going to be, 'Storyteller.'



Harlem Quotes: "Hugs are great, but - better than drugs? Come on. Let me put it to you this way: I never drove to Harlem at 4 a.m. to get somebody to hug me."

Hugs are great, but - better than drugs? Come on. Let me put it to you this way: I never drove to Harlem at 4 a.m. to get somebody to hug me.



Harlem Quotes: "The Harlem of my books was never meant to be real; I never called it real; I just wanted to take it away from the white man if only in my books."

The Harlem of my books was never meant to be real; I never called it real; I just wanted to take it away from the white man if only in my books.



Harlem Quotes: "When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball."

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.



Harlem Quotes: "From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel."

From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.



Harlem Quotes: "And Alpo ordered guys to slaughter guys, and the whole Harlem was in tears when Rich Porter died."

And Alpo ordered guys to slaughter guys, and the whole Harlem was in tears when Rich Porter died.



Harlem Quotes: "I went through various stages in my childhood, as we all do, various stages of obsessions with people and things. And I did. I wanted to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter."

I went through various stages in my childhood, as we all do, various stages of obsessions with people and things. And I did. I wanted to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter.



Harlem Quotes: "Harlem is filled with moments of history."

Harlem is filled with moments of history.



Harlem Quotes: "I don't write police stories, per se, but I usually write about areas that are very panoramic, like Harlem, or the Lower East Side, or a small urban city like Jersey City."

I don't write police stories, per se, but I usually write about areas that are very panoramic, like Harlem, or the Lower East Side, or a small urban city like Jersey City.



Harlem Quotes: "We'll start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites."

We'll start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites.



Harlem Quotes: "The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground."

The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground.



Harlem Quotes: "Hurry, get on board, it's comin', listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard. Get on the "A" train, soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem."

Hurry, get on board, it's comin', listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard. Get on the "A" train, soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.



Harlem Quotes: "As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years."

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.



Harlem Quotes: "You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem."

You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.



Harlem Quotes: "You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin"

You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin



Harlem Quotes: "I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me."

I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me.



Harlem Quotes: "After years of research, scientists recently reported that there is, indeed, arroz in Spanish Harlem. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted."

After years of research, scientists recently reported that there is, indeed, arroz in Spanish Harlem. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.



Harlem Quotes: "If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he’d be in it."

If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he’d be in it.



Harlem Quotes: "The best of humanity's recorded history is a creative balance between horrors endured and victories achieved, and so it was during the Harlem Renaissance."

The best of humanity's recorded history is a creative balance between horrors endured and victories achieved, and so it was during the Harlem Renaissance.



Harlem Quotes: "The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem."

The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem.



Harlem Quotes: "Harlem is really a melting pot for a lot of different people."

Harlem is really a melting pot for a lot of different people.



Harlem Quotes: "What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won't be just Latino, maybe it'll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures."

What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won't be just Latino, maybe it'll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures.



Harlem Quotes: "I think there's some great stuff coming. I do feel that. I think we have reached our Harlem Renaissance."

I think there's some great stuff coming. I do feel that. I think we have reached our Harlem Renaissance.



Harlem Quotes: "I was a kid who liked art and theater and dance and music, but if you lived in Harlem, high culture was somewhere else, and it wasn't black."

I was a kid who liked art and theater and dance and music, but if you lived in Harlem, high culture was somewhere else, and it wasn't black.



Harlem Quotes: "There are other tracks that are more reliant upon the beat. Like nobody's going to sit there and play "Harlem Shake" on the guitar!"

There are other tracks that are more reliant upon the beat. Like nobody's going to sit there and play "Harlem Shake" on the guitar!



Harlem Quotes: "The one thing you'll notice when you're walking through Harlem is every single passing car is playing different music and there's also music that's being played out of windows."

The one thing you'll notice when you're walking through Harlem is every single passing car is playing different music and there's also music that's being played out of windows.



Harlem Quotes: "In the invincible and indescribable squalor of Harlem ... I was tormented. I felt caged, like an animal. I wanted to escape. I felt if I did not get out I would slowly strangle."

In the invincible and indescribable squalor of Harlem ... I was tormented. I felt caged, like an animal. I wanted to escape. I felt if I did not get out I would slowly strangle.



Harlem Quotes: "You see a lot of Baptist churches in Harlem, you see a lot of the same kind of cuisine, the soul food - there's a lot of places that remind you of its southern roots."

You see a lot of Baptist churches in Harlem, you see a lot of the same kind of cuisine, the soul food - there's a lot of places that remind you of its southern roots.



Harlem Quotes: "Most of the people you look at in the early days of Harlem - the zoot suits, the music, the style of fashion, the vibrant colors - that's all influences from the south."

Most of the people you look at in the early days of Harlem - the zoot suits, the music, the style of fashion, the vibrant colors - that's all influences from the south.



Harlem Quotes: "In Africa, you have no clean water, but you have good food options. In Harlem, everyone can shower and get fresh water, but you often have bad food options."

In Africa, you have no clean water, but you have good food options. In Harlem, everyone can shower and get fresh water, but you often have bad food options.