Whenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge with them
AUDRE LORDEI have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Anger is loaded with information and energy.
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We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
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I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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Revolution is not a one time event.
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Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
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There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
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I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it’s your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.
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