I am my own best mirror.
AMANDA GORMANWhat a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
More Amanda Gorman Quotes
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Give us the ballot, and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights.
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As a young black woman, I notice at times in the mainstream media framing of the ‘me too’ movement you see a white female face or a white male face, and that type of questioning and interrogation needs to happen.
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I think it made me all that much stronger of a writer when you have to teach yourself how to say words from scratch.
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I was writing since I can remember – I just didn’t know it was poetry yet, or that writing could be a career.
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Truth is to act out of the best of ourselves.
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When you’re someone who’s lived a life where certain resources were scarce, you always feel like abundance is forbidden fruit.
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When they tell you to go back to where you come from, tell them proudly that this is where you come from.
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My Instagram doesn’t cover my insecurities, my lack of self-confidence, that week I spent crying, there’s a question of whether I should be sharing that online.
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Your daily challenge to not be like a boss, but the boss, in all things you.
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What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
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My mom wanted to make sure I was prepared to grow up with Black skin in America.
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Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.
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The oration of poetry, I consider to be its own art form and tradition.
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But as for the future, I foresee a world which is more creative, more open, more loving, more ecologically friendly, more honest about its history and progress, and I think a lot of those contributions will be made by young people.
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If a woman doesn’t give herself permission, who will?
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