"I am my own Universe, I my own Professor."

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Sylvia Ashton-Warner

#Professors Quotes #Universe Quotes

“The cartoonistâ€™s task is not so much to be balanced as to give balance, particularly in situations of disproportionate power relationships such as we see in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
“The double jeopardy of being black and female in a racist and sexist society may well make one less afraid of the sanctions against success. A non-subservient black woman is by definition a transgressive- she is the ultimate outsider.”

Source : Mamphela Ramphele, Johnnetta B. Cole (1999). “Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader”, p.181, Feminist Press at CUNY
“I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.”
“One cannot serve this Eros without becoming a stranger in society as it is today; one cannot commit oneself to this form of love without incurring a mortal wound.”
“When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.”
“It's a funny thing, when you talk to God, you're religious, but when he talks to you, you're a psychopath.”
“I met Keith Haring at SVA college where he was having an art show, later we had a group art show at the Mud Club in NYC. Keith owed me $50, so he gave me a large framed canvas with barking dogs that had large dicks. I painted over Keith's painting to paint flowers for my mom's living room.”
“In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism.”

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