I have died too many deaths that were not mine.
AUDRE LORDEWhen 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.
More Audre Lorde Quotes
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Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does.
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We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.
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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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We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage.
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The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations that we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us.
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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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The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
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For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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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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For each of us as women, there is a dark place within, where hidden and growing our true spirit rises, beautiful and tough as chestnut stanchions against our nightmare of weakness.
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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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It’s a struggle but that’s why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.
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The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.
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Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
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