“When you were growing up in the 30s, 20s, of course the 40s, all black...” — Ed Smith Quote

“When you were growing up in the 30s, 20s, of course the 40s, all black people at least in the Washington, D.C., area were required to live among themselves.”

“People should have the choice to be able to live where they want to live, go to school where they want to go to school, marry whoever they want to marry regardless of what their complexion is and so forth.”

“Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.”

“You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course.”

“The name 'Boss' started with people that worked for me... It was not meant like Boss, capital B, it was meant like 'Boss, where's my dough this week?' And it was sort of just a term among friends. I never really liked it.”

“Among the things I know is that Trump voters were played for suckers.”