I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
AUDRE LORDEI 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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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.
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Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason.
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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.
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You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.
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One pays a lot, we all pay a lot, for awareness.
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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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There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.
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We must wake up knowing we have work to do and go to bed knowing we’ve done it.
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Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action.
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Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.
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Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
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