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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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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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In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men. – Audre Lorde

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I remember how being young and black and gay and lonely felt. A lot of it was fine, feeling I had the truth and the light and the key, but a lot of it was purely hell. – Audre Lorde

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Id gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear. – Florence Welch

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My fear is that, as soon as I get married and have kids that Ill kind of do what a lot of people do and suddenly start making, Now Im gonna make films for kids. I really hope I dont do that. – Trey Parker

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My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten. – Evita Peron

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Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I dont want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future. – Audrey Hepburn

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