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Audre Lorde Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: February 18, 1934 - November 17, 1992

Topics

Celebrate Differences Accept Us Our

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing up, there were so many black people in TV. That's just the world I was around.

Jermaine Fowler

People Growing Up World Black Fresh

If we ever get to the polls once, you will never get us home.

Anna Howard Shaw

Home You Will Never Us Get

Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

Time You Pool Three Want Top

People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.

Culture People Black Comedy America

It's our responsibility as filmmakers to tell a story that's a human drama.

Responsibility Story Drama Human Our

Like the diminishing beauty returns for a facially paralyzed Botox addict, the more forcefully we attempt to stop the passage of time, the less available we are to the very moment we seek to preserve.

Douglas Rushkoff

Beauty Time Moment Stop More Seek

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

Time Myself Problem Yes Taking Time

My biggest ritual is writing at home more than on the road. I do very little writing on the road. Actually, it's funny to bring this into it, but one thing I always do is have a cup of coffee. I drink the most coffee when I'm writing songs.

Funny Home Coffee Writing Road More

I have a large collection of town cars because when I was just a snipe in the gutter, growing up in Los Angeles, a town car drove by. I remember running in the house to get my mother so she could see it. It was utterly magnificent.

Mother Car Growing Up Remember House

Strength and wisdom are not opposing values.

William J. Clinton

Strength Wisdom Values Opposing

I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.

Think Only Who Businessman I Think

I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better.

Upside Down Better Trying Look Down

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