Gerald Early Quotes

A collection of quotes by Gerald Early.

Gerald Early is an American scholar, essayist, and critic. He was born on April 21, 1952, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his extensive work in African American literature, culture, and sports. Early is a professor of English and African and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He has published numerous essays and edited several collections, including "The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Literature, Prizefighting, and Modern American Culture." Throughout his career, Early has made significant contributions to the study of African American literature and is recognized as a prominent figure in the field.

Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that i

Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.

Gerald Early

Recognition

The Miss America contest is the most perfectly rendered thea

The Miss America contest is the most perfectly rendered theater in our culture, for it so perfectly captures what we yearn for: a low-class ritual, a polished restatement of vulgarity, that wants to open the door to high-class respectability by way of plain middle-class anxiety and ambition.

Gerald Early

Entertainment

I think there are only three things America will be known fo

I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music, and baseball.

Gerald Early

Baseball