Quote by Audre Lorde
Its a struggle but thats why we exist, so that another generation

Its a struggle but thats why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again. – Audre Lorde

Other quotes by Audre Lorde

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

Category:
teacher
Read Quote

The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower. – Audre Lorde

Category:
Failure
Read Quote

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

Category:
Truth
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
History
category

Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. – Simone Weil

Category:
History

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. – Doug Coupland

Category:
History

We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time… to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. – Francois Hollande

Category:
History

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Category:
History

Random Quotes

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I dont want to travel I dont want to be in a hotel room away from my family. – Gary Oldman

Category:
Family

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Category:
Duality

Its taken folk a while to come around, hasnt it? Even the boys in the band werent too sure about the whole art thing. They just wanted me to concentrate on the music. But they respect it now. – Ron Wood

Category:
respect