Top 712 Ethnic Quotes & Sayings

I have lived all my life as part of an ethnic conflict.

My features are completely ethnic.

In brief, nationalism is a theory of political legitimacy, which requires the ethnic boundaries should not be cut across political ones, and, in particular, that ethnic boundaries within a given state a contingency already formally excluded by the principle in its general formulation should not separate the power holders from the rest.

I believe God has a future for ethnic Israel.

Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in the Republican Party by appeals based on race. Whatever the name- 'African American Outreach' or 'Black Republicans for Bush'- any effort to attract blacks or any other ethnic group to the Republican party, based on explicit or implicit appeals to race or ethnic identity, are not only a waste of time and resources, but are also misguided and potentially quite damaging to the nation.

Equipping one side of an ethnic conflict and then prodding it to resolve its ethnic problems by force of arms is a very bad policy.

Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones.

Another phenomenon developing in Kenya is ethnic cleansing - and that's the thing that has made me very sad. Because some people will use the cover of the problems of rigged elections to do things that are unacceptable like ethnic cleansing and displacement of people. It's completely unacceptable.

I have come to learn that goodness is transnational, transcultural, and trans-ethnic.

Most peoples work ethnic tends to be OK, but not fantastic.

I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.

They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job.

I usually go for the ethnic ladies. That's kinda my preference, but I don't discriminate.

Mosul stands rally at a sort of juncture of sectarian and ethnic differences.

We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms.

The Soviet Union came apart along ethnic lines. The most important factor in this breakup was the disinclination of Slavic Ukraine to continue under a regime dominated by Slavic Russia. Yugoslavia came apart also, beginning with a brutal clash between Serbia and Croatia, here again 'nations' with only the smallest differences in genealogy; with, indeed, practically a common language. Ethnic conflict does not require great differences; small will do.

Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging.

I love hats, shoes, outfits, handbags, and ethnic jewelery.

I was an equal opportunity eater. Every ethnic group got a shot.

There's an enormous difference between voting for a candidate because you hate another ethnic group and voting for a candidate because he's a member of your ethnic group.

My policies are multi-ethnic and certainly not racist.

Southerners are also like ethnic groups in that they have a sense of group identity.

Immigrants are not the real problem. The real problem is much more serious: intolerance and hatred of indigenous ethnic groups. You can prohibit immigration, but what can you do about non-Russian ethnic groups living in their native territories in Russia?

I intend to be the president of all citizens of Macedonia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background, regardless of their political standing. I shall not allow ethnic hatred and intolerance to undermine Macedonia's stability.

It's no stretch to picture me standing next to Al Pacino or Robert De Niro. Those are ethnic New York men. I'm an ethnic New York girl. Everybody has their limitations. I mean, I should never be cast as Queen Elizabeth.

The Jews cannot be classed as a 'race' per se, they are an ethnic group. '...the Jews form an ethnic group; that like all ethnic groups they have their own racial elements distributed in their own proportions; like all or most ethnic groups they have their 'look,' a part of their cultural heritage that both preserves and expresses their cultural solidarity...they have developed a special racial sub-type and a special pattern of facial and bodily expression.

If it hadn't been for Grandma, we'd have had no ethnic tone at all.

What is very interesting when talking about electronic music is that - I would say that rock and roll is called the ethnic music born in America that invaded the world. Electronic music is certainly kind of ethnic music born in countries like Germany and France that has invaded the world.

I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

I don't endorse people that bash judges based on his ethnic heritage.

I'm not offended. Lenny Bruce taught me that everything's funny. You can make everything funny. I don't think that assassinations are funny, I don't think you can make fun of ISIS, but almost everything is funny. And If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at? So I don't mind ethnic humor. I like ethnic humor. I like dialect jokes. Laughter is a very subjective thing. If it's funny to you it's funny. And a lot of things are funny to me.

I like shopping for ethnic wear.

There's plenty of firm evidence for ethnic diversity in Roman Britain.

Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.

Iraq has no history of ethnic conflict.

The only thing that said 'Lando Calrissian' was ethnic was his looks.

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.

I have never run campaigns based on an ethnic coalition.

As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

By genocide we mean the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group.

I'm fascinated by how ethnic communities have assimilated into massive capitalist environments.

As an ethnic actor, I still feel I can't be in 'Downton Abbey' or in period dramas.

I am opposed to any state with an ethnic character, not only to Israel.

I think that people are getting really excited about different ethnic food, and almost even micro-ethnic food. So it's not just, 'I love Asian,' it's Szechuan or Hunan, this one style from China.

I didn't want to create a makeup line for one ethnic group; it had to be multi-ethnic. To me, beauty is beauty. It doesn't matter to me what colour the skin is.

I would get a lot of roles for the ethnic friend and then I would go in for that and not be ethnic enough. They wanted an Indian accent. They wanted something more very visually, clearly specific.

Ethnic minorities are not one homogeneous political group.

You can't call yourself a university and exclude whole ethnic groups.

Even as a kid, I ventured out to ethnic restaurants all the time.

Part of the core information that I've been purveying is that identity politics is a sick game. You don't play racial, ethnic, and gender identity games. The Left plays them on behalf of the oppressed, let's say, and the Right tends to play them on behalf of nationalism and ethnic pride. I think they're equally dangerous.

It's not unusual for socio-economic, even racial or ethnic, groups to cluster.

Cheese steaks are the gastronomic icons of this ethnic city.

There a great ethnic cuisine available to you in Chicago.

I don't do politics, I don't do religion, I don't do ethnic jokes.

Ethnic, cultural, artistic and culinary diversity. LA...a feast for the senses.

It usually takes an ethnic girl - I'm not saying black, I'm saying ethnic, let's make that clear - twice as long. We've gotta work extra-hard to stay in the game and stay with the girls who do well but aren't ethnic.

When I was a young student, I only listened to foreign music, mainly rock music and hard rock. Then I surprised myself by discovering ethnic music. Now I like to listen to music from different places, and in many situations. Even when you work, some ethnic music calms the nerves.

A man's ethnic identity has more to do with a personal awareness than with geography.

I have a B.A. from UCLA. In ethnic studies.

I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.