Clarence Thomas: “I mean, how stupid is that? Look at me.”

We had this saying [that there are] only two things I have to do: stay Black and die.

There’s this overriding public view that you’re not supposed to think this way, therefore you’re not black, therefore you’re discredited.

Here's what I've asked people. I said, ‘When I was a kid, the Savannah Public Library was segregated.’

There seems to be this overwhelming pressure for us to agree with the prevailing notions which I consider almost illusory in a sense.