"That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes."
― June Jordan
Topic(s):
Attitude
More From June Jordan
- "The courts cannot garnish a father’s salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat."
- "I wrote those poems for myself, as a way of being a soldier here in this country. I didn’t know the poems would travel. I didn’t go to Lebanon until two years ago, but people told me that many Arabs had memorized these poems and translated them into Arabic."
- "Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth."
More In Attitude
- "If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society."― Lewis Thomas
- "Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama’s new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region."― Ahmet Davutoglu
- "In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude."― Marya Mannes