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!["What I’m trying to say is, I’ve loved you since I was eleven and it sure won’t go away."]()
1. "What I’m trying to say is, I’ve loved you since I was eleven and it sure won’t go away."
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!["Gerard! Did you know that your father has a mushroom belt?"]()
2. "Gerard! Did you know that your father has a mushroom belt?"
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!["I da pappy!"]()
3. "I da pappy!"
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!["You know, a man just comes along and he buys us off a shelf. Then he plays. Plays with us until he thinks we're no longer fun. Or until he gets us all dirty, right? Then he just wants to throw us away."]()
4. "You know, a man just comes along and he buys us off a shelf. Then he plays. Plays with us until he thinks we're no longer fun. Or until he gets us all dirty, right? Then he just wants to throw us away."
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!["Gloria, I hope you find true love..and get you some that’s so electric, you ain’t going to need no blow dryer."]()
5. "Gloria, I hope you find true love..and get you some that’s so electric, you ain’t going to need no blow dryer."
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!["One finger won't make an impact, but you ball all those fingers into a fist, and you can strike a mighty blow. Now, this family has got to be that fist."]()
6. "One finger won't make an impact, but you ball all those fingers into a fist, and you can strike a mighty blow. Now, this family has got to be that fist."
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!["One, if I lose, I'm gonna beat that a--. Two, if I lose, I'm gonna beat that a--. So pop two quarters in, pop tart, and let's get this game on, I'll be gettin' that a--!"]()
7. "One, if I lose, I'm gonna beat that a--. Two, if I lose, I'm gonna beat that a--. So pop two quarters in, pop tart, and let's get this game on, I'll be gettin' that a--!"
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!["You talk more s--t than a little bit! BACK TO MOTHER AF-RI-CA!"]()
8. "You talk more s--t than a little bit! BACK TO MOTHER AF-RI-CA!"
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!["Today's temperature's gonna rise up over 100 degrees, so there's a Jheri curl alert! That's right, Jheri curl alert. If you have a Jheri curl, stay in the house or you'll end up with a permanent black helmet on your head fuh-eva!"]()
9. "Today's temperature's gonna rise up over 100 degrees, so there's a Jheri curl alert! That's right, Jheri curl alert. If you have a Jheri curl, stay in the house or you'll end up with a permanent black helmet on your head fuh-eva!"
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![Friday]()
10. "Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you. Take advantage man, take advantage."
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![Menace II Society]()
11. "Being a black man in America isn't easy. The hunt is on, and you're the prey. All I'm saying is... All I'm saying is... Survive! All right?"
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![White Men Can't Jump]()
12. "My mother was too drunk to be an astronaut."
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![The Color Purple]()
13. "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
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![Coming to America]()
14. "See, they're McDonald's... I'm McDowell's. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds."
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![Boyz N da Hood]()
15. "Ain't nobody going to church to catch no b*tches. I should roll your a** up off this porch with that stupid sh*t!"
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![Bad Boys]()
16. "You know you drive almost slow enough to drive Miss Daisy."
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![Why Do Fools Fall In Love]()
17. "Maybe there were three separate Frankies, and each of us got a piece."
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![Mo Better Blues]()
18. "I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night."
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![Black Caesar]()
19. "I grew up wearing your things, mister. Everything wore out, got dirty, or outgrew. I even ate your leftovers. "
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![Strictly Business]()
20. "You know what, G? You are straight-up whiter than the whitest white man!"
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![The Five Heartbeats]()
21. "Hold my cane. Step outside & I'll kick both of ya's a** like you stole something!"
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![I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]()
22. "I know you're surprised that a big Hollywood star like me would appear in this movie. A lot of Hollywood stars have done exploitation films, like Angie Dickinson in 'Big, Bad Mama.'"
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![What's Love Got to Do with It?]()
23. "You know, every now and then, I think you might like to hear something from us nice and easy. But there's just one thing: we never, ever do nothing nice and easy, we always do it nice and rough."
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![Crooklyn]()
24. "I appreciate that, but you have made that mistake five times this month. I just want you to change the pattern."
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![New Jack City]()
25. "Money talks, and bullsh*t runs a marathon. So, see ya and I wouldn't want to be ya."
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![Dreamgirls]()
26. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Deena's beautiful, and she's always been beautiful... but I've got the voice, Curtis! I've got the voice! You can't put me in back; you just can't!"
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![Moonlight]()
27. "Ok. Let your head rest in my hand. Relax. I got you. I promise. I won't let you go. Hey man. I got you. There you go. Ten Seconds. Right there. You in the middle of the world."
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!["Love is a juice with many tastes. Some bitter, others sweet. A wine which has few vineyards..."]()
28. "Love is a juice with many tastes. Some bitter, others sweet. A wine which has few vineyards..."
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!["Sh--, we ain't robbing stagecoaches, man! We need something to set it off with."]()
29. "Sh--, we ain't robbing stagecoaches, man! We need something to set it off with."
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!["We are being crucified by a process that is turning blacks into a permanent underclass here, Frank. A permanent underclass!"]()
30. "We are being crucified by a process that is turning blacks into a permanent underclass here, Frank. A permanent underclass!"
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!["Ah, I shoulda known you was at this Party, and ya know, with all that Jheri Curl juice you got in your hair, you better not Ever do a crime! The police won't have any problem finding you! Follow the drip, follow the drip!"]()
31. "Ah, I shoulda known you was at this Party, and ya know, with all that Jheri Curl juice you got in your hair, you better not Ever do a crime! The police won't have any problem finding you! Follow the drip, follow the drip!"
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![Hav Plenty]()
32. "Cats don't chew on things you beat them with."
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![Malcolm X movie]()
33. "We don't see any American Dream. We've experienced only the American Nightmare!"
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![Jungle Fever]()
34. "Have you lost your natural mind, as well as your soul?"
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![Class Act]()
35. "Man, I'm the defest brotha on this block!"
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![Shaft]()
36. "Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?"
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![Super Fly]()
37. "This is a chance and I want to take it. Now. Before I have to kill somebody. Before somebody ices me. Are you with me?"
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![The Mack]()
38. "Now get yourself together, get back out there and git me my money!"
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![Krush Groove]()
39. "Damn. Take all my money out of that bank."
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![Brown Sugar film]()
40. "For many people hip hop was that first friend, the first to talk to us the first to understand, hip hop has always been that kind of friend to me. And like any relationship, I’ve watched it grow, I’ve watched it change."
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!["You think Charlie cares anything about slippery? The only thing he know is to slip your throat. What if this were a life or death situation?"]()
41. "You think Charlie cares anything about slippery? The only thing he know is to slip your throat. What if this were a life or death situation?"
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!["Ain't that the story. Colored folks try to do a little something, somebody come along and throw up a wall."]()
42. "Ain't that the story. Colored folks try to do a little something, somebody come along and throw up a wall."
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!["I've got a girl who's p--- is so good, if you threw it up in the air it would turn into sunshine."]()
43. "I've got a girl who's p--- is so good, if you threw it up in the air it would turn into sunshine."
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![Foxy Brown]()
44. "Don't pinch the fruit, f----t."
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![Raisin in the Sun]()
45. "Oh God, please, look down and give me strength!"
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![Coffy]()
46. "So, you wanna play with knives, huh? Well you picked the wrong player!"
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!["How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?"]()
47. "How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?"
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!["When I think of home, I think of a place where there's love overflowing. I wish I was home, I wish I was back there with the things I been knowing."]()
48. "When I think of home, I think of a place where there's love overflowing. I wish I was home, I wish I was back there with the things I been knowing."
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!["'Scuse my dust, gentlemen. The air's gettin' mighty unconditioned 'round here."]()
49. "'Scuse my dust, gentlemen. The air's gettin' mighty unconditioned 'round here."
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!["You know what I'm sayin', all we gotta do is push this to the side and there ain't nothing but space and opportunity here. You know what I'm sayin'? Do you want some of this?"]()
50. "You know what I'm sayin', all we gotta do is push this to the side and there ain't nothing but space and opportunity here. You know what I'm sayin'? Do you want some of this?"
Black folk know we can rattle off a quote from our favorite, classic African American films. From The Color Purple's "You told Harpo to beat me!" to Friday's "You got knocked the f*ck out! Read more