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

Other quotes by Audre Lorde

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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Women
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In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction. – Audre Lorde

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work
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I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. Weve been taught that silence would save us, but it wont. – Audre Lorde

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Fear
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If youre lucky enough to be involved in a film thats about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile. – Eric Bana

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Hope

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us. – Howard Mumford Jones

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Hope

I would not run for president. I really like what Im doing now. People say Im giving them energy and hope. – Barbara Boxer

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Hope

When you put something out there into the world, theres all these words you dont want to hear, that you hope people dont say. I dont like anything that starts with re – like retro, reinvent, recreate – I hate that. Its always like living in the past – copying, emulating. – Jack White

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Hope

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Science without conscience is the death of the soul. – Francois Rabelais

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Death

When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry. – Muhammad Iqbal

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When you are offended at any mans fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. – Epictetus

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Anger

If youre so pro-life, do me a favour: dont lock arms and block medical clinics. If youre so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries. – Bill Hicks

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Medical