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“I risked my life to save lives. I'm not looking for glory. I just want people to know the truth about what happened.”
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“When you're a trans woman, you are made to walk this very fine line, where if you act feminine you are accused of being a parody, but if you act masculine, it is seen as a sign of your true male identity. And if you act sweet and demure, you're accused of reinforcing patriarchal ideals of female passivity, but if you stand up for your own rights and make your voice heard, then you are dismissed as wielding male privilege and entitlement.”
Source : Julia Serano (2013). “Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive”, p.20, Seal Press
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“And by the influence of heat, light, and electrical powers, there is a constant series of changes [in animal and vegetal substances]; matter assumes new forms, the destruction of one order of beings tends to the conservation of another, solution and consolidation, decay and renovation, are connected, and whilst the parts of the system, continue in a state of fluctuation and change, the order and harmony of the whole remain unalterable.”
Source : "The Collected Works: Discourses delivered before the Royal Society".
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“The past stands in the path of the future, knowing it will be crushed.”
Source : Alaya Dawn Johnson (2013). “The Summer Prince”, p.173, Scholastic Inc.
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“I consider myself a Republican.”
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“Some people measure the worth of good actions only by their natural qualities or their difficulty, giving the preference solely to what is conspicuous or brilliant. Such men forget that Christian virtues, which are God's inspiration, should be viewed from the side of grace, not that of nature. The dignity or difficulty of a good action certainly affects what is technically called its accidental worth, but all essential worth must come from love alone.”
Source : "The Spirit of S. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva".
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“I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values.”
Source : "Interview With Cindy Gallop, Feminist Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.com". Interview with Katie Goodman, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 12, 2013.
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“Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.”