"In addition to encouraging us to participate in narratives of "deservingness" that cast large parts of our constituencies as "undeserving," legal reform strategies encourage us to valorize harmful systems that our movements should be seeking to dismantle."

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Source : "On Normal Life". Interview with Natalie Oswin, societyandspace.org. January 15, 2014.

Dean Spade

#Reform Quotes #Movement Quotes #Narrative Quotes

“The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.”
“As long as one keeps searching, the answers will come.”
“I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.”
“The best user experiences are enchanting.Â They help the user enter an alternate reality, whether it's the world of making music, writing, sharing photos, coding, or managing a project.”
“Surround yourself with like-minded, strong people, use your voices and choose courage over fear.”
“It was ironic but somehow fitting that the 1905 Revolution should have been started by an organisation dreamed up by the tsarist regime itself. No-one believed more than Father Gapon in the bond between Tsar and people.”

Source : Orlando Figes (1997). “A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution”, Viking Pr
“The kids ask about marriage. It's meaning more and more to them. So it's something we've got to look at.”
“[On men:] On their best days, the best of them are eight years old.”

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