"The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb."

-- Angela Davis

#Class Quotes #Empowerment Quotes #Process Quotes

“That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun.”
“Wanting to work is a luxury; having to work is not. If you're an artist, an actor, and you don't have to work, then you do work that you wanna do.”

Source : "Police Academy Week: a chat with actor/memoirist Steve Guttenberg". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 7, 2012.
“It seems to me, then, that vulnerability and and self-disclosure are at the heart of what we understand about the nature of God. And the reason I believe gay and lesbian people are spiritual people is that we too have participated in vulnerability and self-disclosure, especially in the process of coming-out. When someone shares with you who they really, really are, it is a special offering. To do so when it risks rejection is a profound, holy gift.”

Source : Gene Robinson (2012). “God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage”, p.109, Vintage
“Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very big hands, but I could do the splits with them. Eventually I couldn't any more. I had a twisted tendon in my little finger that prevented me from being able to stretch.”
“To not to have entirely wasted oneâ€™s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself.”
“People, they love blood. They love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical bullshit.”
“When pride and presumption walk before, shame and loss follow very closely.”
“Losing is easy. It's not enjoyable, but it's easy.”

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