“When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: strength
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When I dare to be powerful –
“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
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: strength
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The learning process is something you can
“The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: learning
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The failure of academic feminists to recognize
“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
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: strength
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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: inspirational
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Poetry is not only dream and vision;
“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
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: poetry
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The quality of light by which we
“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: hope
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In our work and in our living,
“In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: work
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But the True feminist deals out of
“But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.”
— Audre Lorde
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: women
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Poetry is not only dream and vision;
“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
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: future
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Poetry is not only dream and vision;
“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
Author: Audre Lorde
Category: architecture
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