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“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not.”
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“There's two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your doers. Most people are just talkers, all they do is talk. But when it is all said and done, it's the doers that change this world. And when they do that, they change us, and that's why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it, or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit.”
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“We are living in a moment where we have broken the equilibrium of the planet. We are not paying attention to our intuitive side. We only pay attention to our reason. We have become an urban animal”
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“The practice of alchemizing suffering into meaningful art as well as social and political advancements has been one of African Americans’ greatest gifts to humanity. Many have followed their lead in this regard and that practice can make a lot of positive difference during this time of renewal and re-weaving.”
― These Black and Blue Red Zone Days
― These Black and Blue Red Zone Days
“The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for intervention and change. But it is the story of one individual that ultimately makes the difference—by offering
living proof.”
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living proof.”
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“We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of bone.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Each of us lives with a sword over his head.
There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot. Those who cannot are not necessarily better than those who can. But they are the creators of the special myth of their time, because any myth is the creation of the very few who cannot bear reality.”
― Part of Our Time: Some Ruins & Monuments of the Thirties
There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot. Those who cannot are not necessarily better than those who can. But they are the creators of the special myth of their time, because any myth is the creation of the very few who cannot bear reality.”
― Part of Our Time: Some Ruins & Monuments of the Thirties
“I sang in order to feel the wasted horizon in the pain of a
dove
not to explain what God says to man
I'm no prophet
I don't proclaim that my fall is an ascent”
― Mural
dove
not to explain what God says to man
I'm no prophet
I don't proclaim that my fall is an ascent”
― Mural
“One day I'lI become what I want
One day I will become a thought
that no sword or book can dispatch to the wasteland
A thought equal to rain on the mountain split open by a blade of grass
where power will not triumph and justice is not fugitive”
― Mural
One day I will become a thought
that no sword or book can dispatch to the wasteland
A thought equal to rain on the mountain split open by a blade of grass
where power will not triumph and justice is not fugitive”
― Mural
“The 'will to peace' is the best answer that we can imagine to the 'will to war', which unfortunately seems as strong in this century as it was in the middle of the last.”
― Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima
― Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima
“Do not think one has to be sad in order to be militant, even though the thing one is fighting is abominable.”
― Methodology of the Oppressed
― Methodology of the Oppressed
“It all suddenly seemed like a hopeless fight, but so what? I told myself. What does it cost you to pretend that the can change (for the better)? That history is an arc and it bends toward justice, even if it is long?”
― Eating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger
― Eating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger
“There are horrible events going on all over the world. Human beings are really fucking up. Poets, we can’t just write poems. We have to put poems into action.”
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“But miracles do happen, every shining now and then. If not now, if not now, tell me when. From "If Not Now ”
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“A true activist understands that the issue is the cause, not the attention on them that comes from supporting the cause.”
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“I did not say I liked politics. I hate them. I scorn them. I do not call upon you to like them or even respect them. I am simply telling you: DON'T IGNORE THEM.”
― Babi Yar, a Documentary Novel Complete, as Originally Published in Russia
― Babi Yar, a Documentary Novel Complete, as Originally Published in Russia
“Question your rulers
when they seek wars in foreign lands,
when their priorities appear to be serving other than the national interest,
when their citizens’ welfare doesn’t make it to their top list...
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Question them and do not be afraid, for they live the good life from your hard work and sacrifices that have brought them to their thrones of power.
Question them and also yourselves, for if their actions defy their promises to serve, and their deeds challenge your moral and human values, you should stand up for what is just and right.”
― Rebel Thoughts of Wisdom: Inspiring Conscious Change for Personal & Collective Growth
when they seek wars in foreign lands,
when their priorities appear to be serving other than the national interest,
when their citizens’ welfare doesn’t make it to their top list...
(...)
Question them and do not be afraid, for they live the good life from your hard work and sacrifices that have brought them to their thrones of power.
Question them and also yourselves, for if their actions defy their promises to serve, and their deeds challenge your moral and human values, you should stand up for what is just and right.”
― Rebel Thoughts of Wisdom: Inspiring Conscious Change for Personal & Collective Growth
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