"..the struggle to end sexist oppression that focuses on destroying the cultural basis for such domination strengthens other liberation struggles. Individuals who fight for the eradication of sexism without struggles to end racism or classism undermine their own efforts. Individuals who fight for the eradication of racism or classism while supporting sexist oppression are helping to maintain the cultural basis of all forms of group oppression."

-- Bell Hooks

#Struggle Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Racism Quotes

“You dont have to let your life be destroyed by diabetes. You can reclaim your life.”
“I rarely meddled in the cat's personal affairs and she rarely meddled in mine. Neither of us was foolish enough to attribute human emotions to our pets.”

Source : Kinky Friedman (1993). “Kinky Friedman: Three Complete Mysteries : Greenwich Killing Time/a Case of Lone Star/When the Cat's Away”, Outlet
“Well, I thought the Sex Pistols were the cream of the crop. They came in and topped everybody, for sure. They took all the existing strands and made a perfect package out of them.”
“We construct and keep on constructing, yet intuition is still a good thing.”
“When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.”
“No degree of prosperity can be sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.”
“I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.”

Source : "Paula Radcliffe hoping to finish 'crappy year' with success in Berlin" by Barney Ronay, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2011.
“I don't think when people sign up for a life of doing something they love to do they should have to sign up for a complete loss of privacy. I understand a little loss of privacy coming with the job.”

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