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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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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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When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. – Audre Lorde

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strength
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I cant really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too? – Audre Lorde

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The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. – Simone Weil

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I dont believe that Im better than anybody, but I do believe that Ill try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride. – Tom DeLonge

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I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, theyll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself. – Jennifer Lopez

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I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment. – Paul Tillich

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God help those who do not help themselves. – Wilson Mizner

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A liberal education… frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation. – Robert Maynard Hutchins

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. – Ulysses S. Grant

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The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity. – Kate Millett

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