Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.
Audre Lorde.
“We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired.”
“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. ...”
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
“and when we speak we are afraidour words will not be heardnor welcomedbut when we are silentwe are still afraidSo it is better to speakrememberingwe were never meant to survive”
“For the masters tools will never dismantle the masters house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. Racism and homo...”
“Laten we op zoek gaan naar 'vreugde' in plaats van naar eerlijk voedsel en schone lucht en een gezondere toekomst op een bewoonbare planeet! Alsof geluk volstaat om ons te beschermen tegen de gevol...”
“Self acceptance is a key factor in life.”
“To say "I love you" one must know first how to say the "I".”
“At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept ...”
“Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more”
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
“The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”