"When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying it: I am a strong, black lesbian woman."

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Source : "Owning The Middle". Interview with Kate Fagan, www.espn.com. May 29, 2013.

Brittney Griner

#Strong Quotes #Feminist Quotes #Black Quotes

“A lot of people don't realize that when you're trying to lose weight, or just trying to stay fit, 85 percent of it is what you eat, and 15 percent of it is how you work out.”
“The best armor is to keep out of range.”
“The camera has a mind of its own--its own point of view. Then the human bearer of time stumbles into the camera's gaze--the camera's domain of pristine space hitherto untraversed is now contaminated by human temporality. Intrusion occurs, but the camera remains transfixed by its object. It doesn't care. The camera has no human fears.”

Source : Frank Lentricchia (2011). “The Sadness of Antonioni”, p.124, SUNY Press
“When I got out of baseball, I got all the way out. I might watch a World Series game or something.”
“Real zeal is standing still and letting God be a bonfire in you.”

Source : "Poustinia" by Catherine Doherty, (Ch. 5), 1975.
“There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.”
“Bringing up issues that are hard to deal with is a challenge for me, and I think that's what draws me to song writing.”
“Dave Rocha is a mature and eminently musical improviser. His sumptuous tone and cafefully chosen notes embody real musical thought. His performance of 'Dear Old Stockholm' at Chez Hanny evoked favorable comparisons to Miles Davis' classic recording.”

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