"Within the lesbian community I am Black, and within the Black community I am a lesbian. Any attack against Black people is a lesbian and gay issue, because I and thousands of other Black women are part of the lesbian community. Any attack against lesbians and gays is a Black issue, because thousands of lesbians and gay men are Black. There is no hierarchy of oppression."

-- Audre Lorde

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“So as you are beginning your day anchor yourself in the truth. Know that all is well. Extend this to your friends, colleagues and all that you meet. That life is for YOU! It is never against you.”
“We all have to learn, in one way or another, that neither men nor boys get second chances in this world. We all get new chances to the end of our lives, but not second chances in the same set of circumstances; and the great difference between one person and another is how he takes hold and uses his first chance, and how he takes his fall if it is scored against him.”

Source : Thomas Hughes (2017). “True Manliness”, p.69, Litres
“A lot of people don't know that my father is black”
“Wild Nights â€“ Wild Nights! Were I with thee Wild Nights should be Our luxury! Futile â€“ the winds â€“ To a heart in port â€“ Done with the compass â€“ Done with the chart! Rowing in Eden â€“ Ah, the sea! Might I moor â€“ Tonight â€“ In thee!”
“I'd say that it's often true that people are attracted to each other immediately and everything lines up, but it's just as true for those relationships to end up a disaster. But people don't think of that as false love-at-first-sight. They highlight the examples that worked rather than the ones that failed.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.”
“The greatest barrier to evangelization today is bad example....Our strategy of evangelization must be based upon sanctity, upon our enthusiastic response to Christ's universal call to holiness.”
“There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. Iâ€™m a martial artist. I donâ€™t train for a fight. I train for myself. Iâ€™m training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.”

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