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what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority


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It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.



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.

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.



There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.



Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.



When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.



If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.



I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.



Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.



I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.



If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.





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They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it.

They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it.



When I look back to where I come from, I realize it's for a good reason that God changed my life.

When I look back to where I come from, I realize it's for a good reason that God changed my life.



Don't mistake dramatics for a conscience.

Don't mistake dramatics for a conscience.



Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God.

Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God.



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Those who are looking for paradise on Earth should come and see Dubrovnik.



you plan to fail if you fail to plan

you plan to fail if you fail to plan



Sets of lines can say something about the direction and nature of the light. They are used by great fresco painters as a sign for shade.

Sets of lines can say something about the direction and nature of the light. They are used by great fresco painters as a sign for shade.



Be in relaxation a few moments. It can be any kind of situations - swimming in the river, relax with the river, or sunning on the beach, relax with the sun - anything. Life is full of opportunities.

Be in relaxation a few moments. It can be any kind of situations - swimming in the river, relax with the river, or sunning on the beach, relax with the sun - anything. Life is full of opportunities.



I have decided to denounce communism, though I love the Communists. I don't find it to be right to preach the gospel without denouncing communism.

I have decided to denounce communism, though I love the Communists. I don't find it to be right to preach the gospel without denouncing communism.



You must write to the people's expertise.

You must write to the people's expertise.




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