"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."
― Audre Lorde
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Strength
― Audre Lorde
More From Audre Lorde
- "But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women."
- "But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there are still many things to be said about a Black person and a White person loving each other in a racist society."
- "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."
More In Strength
- "When terrorists attacked the symbols of our national unity and strength, they failed to realize that they were just symbols of our strength. The real strength of our nation comes from our people – not our buildings."― Michael Enzi
- "You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil."― Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- "I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America."― Lyndon B. Johnson