For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
AUDRE LORDEChange is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
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We recognize that all knowledge is mediated through the body and that feeling is a profound source of information about our lives.
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I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
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Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.
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I have died too many deaths that were not mine.
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It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
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Whenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge with them
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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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I am still learning – how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.
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We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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Our visions begin with our desires.
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I 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.
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Some problems we share as women, some we do not.
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To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.
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