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Audre Lorde Quotes

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences Picture Quote #1

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms Picture Quote #1

There are lesbians, god knows... If you came up through lesbian circles in the forties and fifties in New York... Who were not feminist and would not call themselves feminists Picture Quote #1

When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture Picture Quote #1

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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak Picture Quote #1

If I waited to be right before I spoke, I would be sending little cryptic messages on the Ouija board, complaints from the other side Picture Quote #1

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded Picture Quote #1

Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason Picture Quote #1

Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless Picture Quote #1

And when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive Picture Quote #1

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Some women wait for themselves around the next corner and call the empty spot peace but the opposite of living is only not living and the stars do not care Picture Quote #1

I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines Picture Quote #1

Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing Picture Quote #1

The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings Picture Quote #1

I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self Picture Quote #1

We recognize that all knowledge is mediated through the body and that feeling is a profound source of information about our lives Picture Quote #1

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There are many kinds of open... Love is a word, another kind of open... Take my word for jewel in your open light Picture Quote #1

Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people Picture Quote #1

I cannot shut you out the way I shut the others out, so maybe I can destroy you. Must destroy you? Picture Quote #1

What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence Picture Quote #1

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness Picture Quote #1

We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created Picture Quote #1

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Learning not to crumple before these uncertainties fuels my resolve to print myself upon the texture of each day fully rather than forever Picture Quote #1

Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it Picture Quote #1

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own Picture Quote #1

I feel not to be open about who I am in all respects places a certain kind of expectation on me I'm just not into meeting any more Picture Quote #1

If I do not bring all of who I am to whatever I do, then I bring nothing, or nothing of lasting worth, for I have withheld my essence Picture Quote #1

When the desire for definition, self or otherwise, comes out of a desire for limitation rather than a desire for expansion, no true face can emerge Picture Quote #1

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If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive (Audre Lorde Quotes) 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 Quotes) It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences (Audre Lorde Quotes) Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms (Audre Lorde Quotes) There are lesbians, god knows... If you came up through lesbian circles in the forties and fifties in New York... Who were not feminist and would not call themselves feminists (Audre Lorde Quotes) When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture (Audre Lorde Quotes) When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak (Audre Lorde Quotes) If I waited to be right before I spoke, I would be sending little cryptic messages on the Ouija board, complaints from the other side (Audre Lorde Quotes) Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded (Audre Lorde Quotes) Out of my flesh that hungers and my mouth that knows comes the shape I am seeking for reason (Audre Lorde Quotes) Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless (Audre Lorde Quotes) And when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive (Audre Lorde Quotes) Some women wait for themselves around the next corner and call the empty spot peace but the opposite of living is only not living and the stars do not care (Audre Lorde Quotes) I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines (Audre Lorde Quotes) Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing (Audre Lorde Quotes) The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings (Audre Lorde Quotes) I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self (Audre Lorde Quotes) We recognize that all knowledge is mediated through the body and that feeling is a profound source of information about our lives (Audre Lorde Quotes) There are many kinds of open... Love is a word, another kind of open... Take my word for jewel in your open light (Audre Lorde Quotes) Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people (Audre Lorde Quotes) I cannot shut you out the way I shut the others out, so maybe I can destroy you. Must destroy you? (Audre Lorde Quotes) What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence (Audre Lorde Quotes) I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness (Audre Lorde Quotes) We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created (Audre Lorde Quotes) Learning not to crumple before these uncertainties fuels my resolve to print myself upon the texture of each day fully rather than forever (Audre Lorde Quotes) Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it (Audre Lorde Quotes) I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own (Audre Lorde Quotes) I feel not to be open about who I am in all respects places a certain kind of expectation on me I'm just not into meeting any more (Audre Lorde Quotes) If I do not bring all of who I am to whatever I do, then I bring nothing, or nothing of lasting worth, for I have withheld my essence (Audre Lorde Quotes) When the desire for definition, self or otherwise, comes out of a desire for limitation rather than a desire for expansion, no true face can emerge (Audre Lorde Quotes)

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