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Quote by Audre Lorde
The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct b

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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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other. – Audre Lorde

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Women
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I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lot of it was fine, feeling I had the truth and the light and the key, but a lot of it was purely hell. – Audre Lorde

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Truth
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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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teacher
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Hope
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At the end of the day, my hope is that when the new Medicare- Prescription Drug Law gets up and fully running a lot more seniors will pay a whole lot less than they do today for their much-needed medications. – Dennis Hastert

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Hope

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. Youre never as good as youd like to be. So theres always something to hope for. – Washington Irving

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Hope

I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching. – Jenna Bush

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Hope

My fondest hope is that Roots may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall. – Alex Haley

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Hope

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I still love the theology of the Mormon religion and think it is a wonderful way to grow up. – Katherine Heigl

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I find it quite hard to sum up my relationship in a sound bite. I feel that it trivializes it for other peoples pleasure. Its an adventure. – Emily Blunt

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It has been said repeatedly that one can never, try as he will, get around to the front of the universe. Man is destined to see only its far side, to realize nature only in retreat. – Loren Eiseley, “The Innocent Fox,” The Star Thrower, 1978

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Hmmm

Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. Ive always thought he was just so tough and such an amazing entertainer, really a contradiction in many ways as well. So he was incredible. – Karen O

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amazing