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There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest

There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth. – June Jordan

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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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respect
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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

Category:
Poetry
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June Jordan
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The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think. – June Jordan

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Poetry
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June Jordan
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Beauty
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The best beauty advice I ever received is to keep skin hydrated and limit harsh exposure to the sun. If you are set on the tanned look, there are plenty of great creams that will give you a healthy-looking glow. – Erica Durance

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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it. – Studs Terkel

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Often, the roles Im offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how. – Henry Ward Beecher

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This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof. – Neil Gaiman

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Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. – Leonardo da Vinci

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