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When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of

When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. – Audre Lorde

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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

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Poetry is not only dream and vision it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. – Audre Lorde

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architecture
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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

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Usually I write about what I care about, which is a weakness but I think also a strength. – Mickey Kaus

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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often. – William Cavendish

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Hes an innocent in a lot of ways. Hes a very simple person who really doesnt have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation. – Jared Leto

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