We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
AUDRE LORDELife is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people.
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I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.
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I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
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The oppression of women knows no ethnic nor racial boundaries, true, but that does not mean it is identical within those boundaries.
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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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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
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Women are powerful and dangerous.
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Oppression is as American as apple pie.
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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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Dark-bright fire lit eyes.
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If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive.
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We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
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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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