"That was one of the big problems in the [Black Panther] Party. Criticism and self-criticism were not encouraged, and the little that was given often wasnâ€™t taken seriously. Constructive criticism and self-criticism are extremely important for any revolutionary organization. Without them, people tend to drown in their mistakes, not learn from them."

-- Assata Shakur

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“Not to find one's way around a city does not mean much. But to lose one's way in a city, as one loses one's way in a forest, requires some schooling. Street names must speak to the urban wanderer like the snapping of dry twigs, and little streets in the heart of the city must reflect the times of day, for him, as clearly as a mountain valley. This art I acquired rather late in life; it fulfilled a dream, of which the first traces were labyrinths on the blotting papers in my school notebooks.”
“While every body wants it, most don't want to give it.”
“It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain books and their authors.”

Source : Alice Steinbach (2010). “Without Reservations: The Travels Of An Independent Woman”, p.56, Random House
“Suffering for your art is most definitely overrated but I do get a certain, I don't know, satisfaction from being able to deal with my paranoia and insecurity.”
“C'est pas de l'alpinisme, ça, c'est la guerre.”
“Worrying is worthless. When you stop focusing on what has already happened and what may never happen, then you'll be in the present moment. Then you'll begin to experience joy in life.”
“I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?”
“We understand that a thriving democracy would not be achieved if the people were still uneducated, and that, to educate them, the country has to pay a very high price.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

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