I wish to raise a Black man who will not be destroyed by, nor settle for, those corruptions called power by the white fathers who mean his destruction as surely as they mean mine.
AUDRE LORDESometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
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What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
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Oppression is as American as apple pie.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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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 times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.
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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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I am a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Warrior, Poet, Mother – stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible.
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We are all in the process of becoming.
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Divide and conquer must become define and empower.
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Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.
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What you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority.
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