I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do.
AUDRE LORDEWhen times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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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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There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.
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Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.
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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
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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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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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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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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
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Divide and conquer must become define and empower.
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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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