"The only way that we can prove the relevance of Fanon in a certain way outside of some academic circles is to ask, do people involved in social struggles engage with Fanonian concepts and find something relevant for them, even if they have never heard of Fanon because Fanon is implicitly in the struggles?"

-- Nigel Gibson

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“War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost.”
“What is needed is not a change of circumstance, but a change of consciousness.”

Source : Neale Donald Walsch (2005). “The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue”, p.334, Penguin
“I don't see my skin aging. I see my skin looking as good, or better, than it did ten years ago...and that makes me smile.”
“What I do believe happens in a lot of these cases is that we somehow want to place blame on the victim for their behavior or that they brought it upon themself. As law enforcement official, you are held to a higher standard. You are expected to execute your job in that regard.”

Source : "Sandra Bland's Family Reacts To Grand Jury's Decision". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 23, 2015.
“Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.”
“I think our brains does have a tendency to be true to its own ideas and statements. Everything we do and everything we think about is a belief. Until we get to the point where we look beyond our own ego-self, and to some degree beyond our own mind, we are always going to make assumptions and have beliefs to make our brains feel more comfortable. And if we can get to a point where we embrace that uncertainty and doubt, and be willing to learn from that and to explore that, I think that that could be a very positive experience.”
“Something in me knows where Iâ€™m going, and - well, painting is a state of being. ... Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.”

Source : Elizabeth Frank, Jackson Pollock (1983). “Jackson Pollock”, Abbeville Pr
“There should be an end to the bitterness of feeling which has arisen between the sexes in this century.”

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