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Lierre Keith

"People sometimes say that we will know feminism has done its job when half the CEOs are women. Thatâ€™s not feminism; to quote Catharine MacKinnon, itâ€™s liberalism applied to women. Feminism will have won not when a few women get an equal piece of the oppression pie, served up in our sistersâ€™ sweat, but when all dominating hierarchies - including economic ones - are dismantled."

Source : Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay, Lierre Keith (2011). “Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet”, p.84, Seven Stories Press

Lierre Keith

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“Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.”
“If you were the first person ever to design an application for the iPhone and you patented it, you would be very, very better off than we are right now, you know? But you've got to be the first one to do it. So I figured that Led Zeppelin or the Stones were going to do it unless we just got on to it. So I got cracking with the guys from Apple.”
“Jesus is moved to happiness every time He sees that you appreciate what He has done for you. Grip His pierced hand and say to Him, 'I thank Thee, Saviour, because Thou has died for me.' Thank Him likewise for all the other blessings He has showered upon you from day to day. It brings joy to Jesus.”
“A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the depths of one's heart can be seen.”
“I did Showtime at the Apollo when I was 10, and it was the first time that Id ever performed on TV, and it felt great.”
“I'm not the sort of person who poses in their underwear. I hate the red carpet. I prefer the green grass. After the games the highlights show mostly the goals, scoring chances, assists. The spectator tends not to remember that as a goalkeeper I make difficult saves at great risk and start moves with my efforts.”

Source : "'I'm a bit of a jack of all trades'". Interview with James Meek, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2004.
“Catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth.”

Source : Joan Halifax (2009). “Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death”, p.199, Shambhala Publications
“I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out.”

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