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Quote by June Jordan
I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the

I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect. – June Jordan

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So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. – June Jordan

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Poetry
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June Jordan
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In the process of telling the truth about what you feel or what you see, each of us has to get in touch with himself or herself in a really deep, serious way. – June Jordan

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Truth
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That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. – June Jordan

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Attitude
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We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure. – Mitt Romney

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respect

Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after were gone. – William J. Clinton

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respect

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries. – Darrell Royal

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respect

No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised. – Roger Goodell

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respect

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The film is not a success until it makes money. Its only good when theres a dollar figure attached to the box office. – John Cusack

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There is no actual law that says that a person of inner beauty cannot also maintain an appearance. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I love things that age well – things that dont date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best. – Giorgio Armani

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I believe in a real, physical world. I figure if the world existed only in my mind, it would pay more attention to me. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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