"We had to learn that we're beautiful. We had to relearn something forcefully taken from us. We had to learn about Black power. People have power if we unite. We learned the importance of coming together and being active"

-- Assata Shakur

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“The disowned parts of ourselves are what get in the way of us having the relationships we long for, the careers we don't know how to create, and the goals we want to achieve. It is by getting in touch with ALL the parts of ourselves - by having a gentle dialogue with all the "selves" we have inside - that we integrate them into a more comfortable, peaceful way of being with ourselves.”
“We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when it is dull and inconvenient are undervalued.”
“I need different people to tap into different energies for different things.”

Source : Source: www.cosmopolitan.com
“Honest men live on charity in their age; the almshouses are full of men who never stole a copper penny. Honest men are the fools and the saints.”
“I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: 60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.”

Source : Harper's Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com.au. August 10, 2010.
“For me, a good portrait shows the fragility and humility of the person, and at the same time a strength, a resting in themselves.”
“Painting directly from nature is difficult as things do not remain the same; the camera helps to retain the picture in your mind.”

Source : Sona Johnston, Paul Hayes Tucker, Theodore Robinson, Baltimore Museum of Art (2004). “In Monet's light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny”, Philip Wilson Publishers
“When youre young, youre stupid.”

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