Quote by Angela Davis
I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because

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

Other quotes by Angela Davis

Its true that its within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although its not going to solve the problems. – Angela Davis

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Politics
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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

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Leadership
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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work. – Angela Davis

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work
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I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly. – Gustave Flaubert

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I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair. – Vidal Sassoon

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If you start by promising what you dont even have yet, youll lose your desire to work towards getting it. – Paulo Coelho

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Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, Ill develop my radio personality. – Gracie Allen

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There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others. – Bob Kerrey

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I was born in Norway, and when I was little I went to live in Detroit, Michigan. My father was a professor of philosophy at Wayne University, and my mother was also a teacher. – Marta Kristen

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