"My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences."

-- Audre Lorde

#Real Quotes #Differences Quotes #Silence Quotes

“I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.”

Source : "Interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry.”

Source : "Transforming the World through Art". Academy of Achievement Interview, June 3, 2006.
“If I could tell the world just one thing It would be that we're all OK And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful And useless in times like these I won't be made useless I won't be idle with despair I will gather myself around my faith For light does the darkness most fear My hands are small, I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're not yours, they are my own And I am never broken”
“We create a mask to meet the masks of others. Then we wonder why we cannot love, and why we feel so alone.”

Source : Brenda Shoshanna (2004). “Zen and the Art of Falling in Love”, p.212, Simon and Schuster
“It can be difficult to mediate a compromise between what I have in my head and what the musician has in mind, which is often 180Â° different when it comes to the finished product, so it requires that element of trust from somewhere. The point I make to them is "You've seen what I do, so just trust me and we will come up with something exciting."”

Source : "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.
“I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain stories that are not going to be inclusive of what I have to offer.”
“The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander.”
“Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.”

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