Whenever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. I have been helped, supported, encouraged and nurtured by people of all races, creeds, colors and dreams.
ALICE WALKERActivism pays the rent on being alive and being here on the planet.
More Alice Walker Quotes
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Creation is a sustained period of bliss.
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Whoever you are, whatever you are, start with that, whether salt of the earth or only white sugar.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Activism pays the rent on being alive and being here on the planet.
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Expecting anything, living frugally in surprise.
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I’m pore, I’m black, I may be ugly and can’t cook, a voice say to everything listening. But I’m here.
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Abortion is an act of self-defense.
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The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves.
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The earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable.
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My parents taught me service – not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.
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Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.
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It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one’s children will become than for the children one’s ‘mature’ critics often are.
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America is not nearly done. We’re only in the beginning. Who knows who we will be? Who knows… what color we will be? It is all something that, maybe, our descendants – if they survive that long – will see.
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I’m one in what I do and what I say and what I believe.
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People will say to you, “Oh, you are fearless.” That is so not true. We should stop saying that about people. It’s a slander, really.
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