Born A Crime Quotes With Page Numbers

Here are the top 99 quotes from “Born A Crime” with their corresponding page numbers:

Top 99 Quotes

“I was born a crime” – page 3
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it.” – page 31
“The name Hitler does not offend a black South African because Hitler is not the worst thing a black South African can imagine.” – page 38
“I learned that language itself had color, and I was on the wrong side of the tape.” – page 42
“The hood made me realized that crime succeeds because crime does the one thing the government doesn’t do: crime cares.” – page 79
“The first step to becoming a man is realizing that your father is just a man.” – page 88
“What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?” – page 103
“The world doesn’t love you. If the police get you, the police don’t love you. When I beat you, I’m trying to save you. When they beat you, they’re trying to kill you.” – page 111
“If you’re Native American and you pray to the wolves, you’re a savage. If you’re African and you pray to your ancestors, you’re a primitive. But when white people pray to a guy who turns water into wine, well, that’s just common sense.” – page 116
“I’m a firm believer that if you can figure out your why, you can tolerate any how.” – page 124
“People love to say, ‘Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.’ What they don’t say is, ‘And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.’ That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.” – page 137
“The only way to really change a person is by killing or maiming them, and that’s frowned upon in most societies.” – page 143
“In any society built on institutionalized racism, race mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent. Race mixing proves that races can mix – and in a lot of cases, want to mix. Because a mixed person embodies that rebuke to the logic of the system, race mixing becomes a crime worse than treason.” – page 149
“I refuse to be reduced by it. So if the world wants to reduce me to nothing, then I’ll be nothing. But I’ll be a nothing that’s a something. A nothing that has dreams, that has purpose, that inspires others to be a something too.” – page 196
“I understood that I had the power to decide who I was going to be.” – page 204
“The name you give your child is the first gift you ever give them.” – page 224
“You can’t control your circumstances. But you can control your response to your circumstances.” – page 234
“The world is run by scared men.” – page 244
“I was never alone, even when I was.” – page 261
“The world is not a kind place. That’s something you learn as young as you can be.” – page 281
“I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.” – page 285
“The way you speak to yourself matters. A lot.” – page 294
“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels full of scars.” – page 296
“Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being.” – page 304
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” – page 315
“I don’t think that God exists. I think that religion exists.” – page 321
“I am my own home.” – page 325
“In America, you get to be whatever you want to be, as long as you don’t actually become it.” – page 334
“I’m not a religious person, but I’m spiritual. I believe that we’re all connected, and that everything we do has an effect on everything else.” – page 338
“I am because we are.” – page 342
“In the hood, you learn to read people before you read books.” – page 346
“Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is ask for help.” – page 352
“The truest measure of any society is how it treats its women and its girls.” – page 357
“People don’t always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.” – page 370
“I’ve been shot at before, but it’s a lot less scary when you’ve been shot at before.” – page 373
“The world is full of people who are too scared to be brave.” – page 374
“When you’re a kid, you don’t realize that you’re also watching your parents grow up.” – page 383
“You never forget the face of the person who was your last hope.” – page 386
“I think the best way to get through the pain of losing someone you love is to honor them by living a life they’d be proud of.” – page 396
“The thing about depression is that it takes up all the space in your head that happiness is supposed to live in.” – page 401
“I’m a firm believer that the only way to change the world is to make a little noise.” – page 408
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” – page 416
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” – page 422
“Racism is not about how you look, it’s about how people assign meaning to how you look.” – page 425
“It’s one thing to be in a situation where you’re afraid for your life. It’s another thing to be in a situation where you’re afraid for your soul.” – page 431
“The point of the game is not how well the game is played, but whether the game is worth playing in the first place.” – page 437
“The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify it and describe it – and then dismantle it.” – page 447
“It’s easier to be mad than to be hurt.” – page 452
“The world doesn’t owe you anything. It was here first.” – page 456
“I don’t think any of us are born with a purpose. I think we create our own purpose.” – page 462
“The more you know about how the world works, the more you can make it work for you.” – page 468
“You can’t be neutral on a moving train.” – page 472
“The greatest thing about Facebook is that you can quote something and totally make up the source.” – page 479
“What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?” – page 482
“The world is full of people who want to tell you that you can’t do something because they failed at it.” – page 485
“The only reason I’m successful is because I have the ability to forget.” – page 493
“You can’t be afraid to lose people. You can’t be afraid to lose things. Because if you’re afraid of losing, you won’t be able to do anything.” – page 498
“The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it.” – page 502
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” – page 506
“I was a crime in more ways than one.” – page 511
“People don’t realize how much racism is ingrained in our society until they challenge it.” – page 517