"You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle."

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Source : "13 Questions With Talib Kweli". Interview with Emma McKay, www.askmen.com.

Talib Kweli

#Struggle Quotes #Order Quotes #Empowering Quotes

“Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.”
“A good rant is cathartic. Ranting is what keeps me sane. They always come from a different place. Take the prime minister, for example. Sometimes when I rant about him, I am angry; other times, I am just severely annoyed-it's an important distinction.”
“One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition with you, you will have a coalition against you. I don't want to see China and Russia on the side of Iran more strongly than they are.”
“I cannot understand it, after all I am only a very ordinary sort of fellow.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have a mouth and I'm not afraid to use it.”
“Detroit... where 'mother' is half a word.”
“Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.”
“I want every Filipino woman empowered with information regarding all options available to her regarding family planning.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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