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Coloured Quotes

Lines where 'coloured' spans paint, ethics, casting, and fashion.

These quotes use the word 'coloured' across very different fields: describing the physical act of painting, a moral philosophy comparison, the lack of diversity noticed at castings and shows, and a memorable coloured scarf from university days. See Black quotes for related colour themes.

People do evil things because they are evil. Some people are evil in the way that some things are coloured indigo. They commit their evil deeds not to achieve some goal, but just because of the sort of people they...

Quotes by Terry Eagleton

History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the...

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Indeed, the whole point of the man bun, I have surmised, is to assert a high proficiency at yoga. There are no yoga-achievement badges, no coloured belts like judo, so the male yoga expert needs some other kind of visible...

Quotes by Russell Smith

Davos is probably the world's most elite society, but it dresses itself up as a non-elite event. Don't be fooled. You must wear a specially coloured badge, which shrieks your status to others.

Quotes by Richard Quest

Black Quotes

I have never done Cult TV before, the convention was good. It gives the fans a chance to meet the celebrities. Connect with the guy that used to be a bunch of coloured dots on your TV screen.

Quotes by Peter Tork

My mother was a member of the Cape Coloured community. 'Coloured' is the South African word for the half-caste community that was a by-product of the early contact between black and white.

Quotes by Peter Abrahams

At university I had a big coloured scarf and people would often say, 'All right, Doctor Who?' And, I thought, I rather liked that notion.

Quotes by Matt Smith

I've always been a very visual creator. I make mood boards or sit with coloured pencils and scribble and try and figure out what I'm trying to work through musically.

Quotes by Maggie Rogers

You know, songs often have a very coloured past. They might have something about them but it still doesn't work, so someone else adds a bit, and someone else adds a bit so perhaps one day I'll know its full...

Quotes by Kylie Minogue

Cool Quotes

There's something really cool about taking oily coloured paste and pushing it around with these hairy sticks and making something that looks like you. That's the magic of painting.

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face.

Quotes by Jourdan Dunn

I know my destiny. I was born into animosity, bigotry and hatred. We had water for white folks, and water for coloured folks. White lines, black lines. I came from Beaufort in South Carolina, and it was tougher than Georgia,...

Quotes by Joe Frazier

I made it to London aged six, an event I recorded in my diary with coloured markers to convey my sense of occasion. And in 1983, after graduating from college, I returned to spend two years at Cambridge University.

Quotes by Jean Hanff Korelitz

I sell blue sky and coloured air.

Quotes by James Turrell

Flowers Quotes

The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents.

Quotes by Henry Walter Bates

The sea has now changed from it's natural, to river coloured water, the probable consequence of some streams falling into the bay, or into the ocean to the north of it, through the low land.

Quotes by George Vancouver

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.

Quotes by Francis of Assisi

At first glance, The Color Run does look a lot like Holi. Its website is populated by photos of people throwing coloured powder at each other and in the air, outdoors, at the start of spring. The only difference, it...

Quotes by Elizabeth Flock

I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study, aided by the unusual synaesthesic way my mind perceives numbers as complex multidimensional coloured and textured...

Quotes by Daniel Tammet

Good Quotes

Over the years, the idea seems to have grown up that brightly coloured flowers are vulgar, and that the only flowers to be admitted to the walled garden of good taste are discreet and pastel-hued.

Quotes by Craig Brown

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the different uses of 'coloured' in these quotes?
The word appears in a description of painting with oily coloured paste, a philosophical comparison of evil to being coloured indigo, a comment on limited diversity at castings and shows, and a memory of a distinctive coloured scarf.
Why do people search for coloured quotes?
People search for this word across very different intents, from discussing art techniques to reflecting on representation in casting, which is why this page spans several unrelated topics.
Is there a quote about painting specifically?
Yes, one quote describes the appeal of taking oily coloured paste and pushing it around with hairy sticks to create something resembling the artist, calling it the magic of painting.
Does any quote touch on diversity in casting?
One quote describes attending castings and seeing several black and Asian candidates, then noticing only one or two coloured faces by the time the actual show happens.
What's the quote about a scarf?
It recalls wearing a big coloured scarf at university and being asked if the speaker was Doctor Who, a memory the speaker says they rather liked. See Cool quotes for more personal style reflections.

From art studios to casting rooms, these quotes show how differently one word can be used depending on context. Browse Good quotes next for more reflective, character-driven lines.