Quote by Audre Lorde
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not hav

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. Weve been taught that silence would save us, but it wont. – Audre Lorde

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I cant really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too? – Audre Lorde

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alone
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Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests. – Audre Lorde

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Women
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But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there are still many things to be said about a Black person and a White person loving each other in a racist society. – Audre Lorde

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You cant be a proper comic unless youve been out on stage and felt the fear. – Johnny Vegas

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On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but were going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future. – Barack Obama

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Replace fear with gratitude, and your whole world changes. – Terri Guillemets, “A renewed outlook,” 2007

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I like normal stuff people fear – like spiders and heights. Im frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on. – Haley Joel Osment

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The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. – Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927)

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What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and awfully easy to get around by public transportation or by bike. – Serge Schmemann

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When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl. – James Barrie

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Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly important role. todays libraries are about much more than books. – Jodi Rell

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