Sometimes 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.
AUDRE LORDEI have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.
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I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.
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Anger is loaded with information and energy.
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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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Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
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Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
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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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Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
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Without community, there is no liberation.
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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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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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I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there.
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A choice of pains. That’s what living was all about.
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To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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