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Quote by Audre Lorde
In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at un

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men. – Audre Lorde

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Theres always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself – whether its Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. – because thats the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else. – Audre Lorde

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The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. – Audre Lorde

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When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture. – Audre Lorde

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I dont think women are better than men, I think men are a lot worse than women. – Louis C. K.

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We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution. – Victor Hugo

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And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them. – Helen Rowland

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I have crushes on women all the time. I dont have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful. – Adam Lambert

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be. – Anne Frank

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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government. – Barry Goldwater

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You can never turn the clock back and, since were talking about mental health, I would stress that. – Peter Shilton

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If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them – not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone. – Anne Bronte

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