I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement. – Angela Davis
To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women. – Angela Davis
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what Im attempting to do right now. – Angela Davis
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my peoples struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism. – Angela Davis
I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, When am I going to wear that?, so its my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to. – Sophie Ellis-Bextor