"Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests."

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Audre Lorde

#Moving Quotes #Racism Quotes #Competition Quotes

“The first person who, having enclosed a plot of land, took it into his head to say this is mine and found people simple enough to believe him was the true founder of civil society. What crimes, wars, murders, what miseries and horrors would the human race have been spared, had some one pulled up the stakes or filled in the ditch and cried out to his fellow men: "Do not listen to this imposter. You are lost if you forget that the fruits of the earth belong to all and the earth to no one!”
“There's a spectrum of possibilities. You can underline the bass, or not at all. You can create something that is well-anchored or that is floating and never arriving. You can make a melodic line dominant or barely visible. The conducting gesture is akin to painting or sculpture.”

Source : "There Will Be Joy". Interview with Laurence Equilbey, logger.believermag.com. There Will Be Joy.
“We are hopeful that you will want to visit our planet in the near future. We are in the process of restoring our environment to its original grandeur, and hope to have completed the task before your RSVP.”
“Like that's the only reason anyone would ever buy a first-aid kit? Don't take this the wrong way, Professor McGonagall, but what sort of crazy children are you used to dealing with?" "Gryffindors," spat Professor McGonagall, the word carrying a freight of bitterness and despair that fell like an eternal curse on all youthful heroism and high spirits.”
“For the record: Quantum mechanics does not deny the existence of objective reality. Nor does it imply that mere thoughts can change external events. Effects still require causes, so if you want to change the universe, you need to act on it.”
“Anything that works well or has long-term success is never done quickly.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“The classical artist can be recognized by his sincerity, the romantic by his laborious insincerity.”
“Write to one person, not a million.”

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